busy
Crowded with business or activitiesCrowded with business or activities; having a great deal going on.
» I'm afraid the line is busy.
Ich fürchte, es ist besetzt.
Ich fürchte, die Leitung ist besetzt.
К сожалению, линия занята.
На жаль, лінія занята.
Meaning
5 sensesCrowded with business or activities; having a great deal going on.
Be careful crossing that busy street.
beschäftigt, beschäftigt
занято́йzanjatój, за́нятыйzánjatyj, де́ятельныйdéjatelʹnyj
за́йнятийzájnjatyj
Engaged with or preoccupied by an activity or person.
The director cannot see you now: he's busy.
Her telephone has been busy all day.
besetzt, beschäftigt
за́нятыйzánjatyj
за́йнятийzájnjatyj, за́йнятаzájnjata, за́йнятіzájnjati
Having much work to do; having much to get done.
Near-synonym: swamped
Having a lot going on; complicated or intricate.
Flowers, stripes, and checks in the same fabric make for a busy pattern.
Officious; meddling.
intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
Examples
5263 sentencesI'm afraid the line is busy.
На жаль, лінія занята.
ruК сожалению, линия занята.
deIch fürchte, es ist besetzt.
My house faces a busy street.
Мій будинок стоїть на жвавій вулиці.
ruМой дом выходит на оживлённую улицу.
deMein Haus liegt an einer viel befahrenen Straße.
I'm now busy writing a book.
Я зараз зайнятий написанням книжки.
ruСейчас я занят написанием книги.
deIch bin gerade damit beschäftigt, ein Buch zu schreiben.
I'm busy looking for an apartment.
Я зайнятий пошуком квартири.
deIch bin damit beschäftigt, ein Zimmer zu suchen.
I will be busy next week.
Наступного тижня я буду зайнятий.
ruНа следующей неделе я буду занят.
deNächste Woche bin ich beschäftigt.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English bisy, busie, from Old English bisiġ (“busy, occupied, diligent”), fromFrom Middle English bisy, busie, from Old English bisiġ (“busy, occupied, diligent”), from Proto-West Germanic *bisīg (“diligent; zealous; busy”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian biesich (“active, diligent, hard-working, industrious”), Dutch bezig (“busy”), Low German besig (“busy”). The spelling with ⟨u⟩ represents the pronunciation of the West Midland and Southern dialects while the Modern English pronunciation with /ɪ/ is from the dialects of the East Midlands.
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Forms
busier, busiestSynonyms
11 synonyms- (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (‘engaged’ is a British term for a busy telephone line):engagedin use
- overcrowded or cluttered with detail:fussy
- intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner:interferingmeddlesomemeddlingofficiousbusybodied
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
22 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
12 patterns- been very busy
- as busy as
- too busy to
- was too busy
- busy right now
- be as busy
- busy today
- be so busy
- busy all day
- busy to help
- to be busy
- be busy tomorrow