Meaning

1 senses
  1. (UK, derogatory, slang)A police officer.

Examples

5263 sentences
  1. I'm afraid the line is busy.

    На жаль, лінія занята. — deniko

    ruК сожалению, линия занята. — al_ex_an_der

    deIch fürchte, es ist besetzt. — Vortarulo

  2. My house faces a busy street.

    Мій будинок стоїть на жвавій вулиці. — aandrusiak

    ruМой дом выходит на оживлённую улицу. — kobylkin

    deMein Haus liegt an einer viel befahrenen Straße. — pne

  3. I'm now busy writing a book.

    Я зараз зайнятий написанням книжки. — deniko

    ruСейчас я занят написанием книги. — odexed

    deIch bin gerade damit beschäftigt, ein Buch zu schreiben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. I'm busy looking for an apartment.

    Я зайнятий пошуком квартири. — deniko

    deIch bin damit beschäftigt, ein Zimmer zu suchen. — xtofu80

  5. I will be busy next week.

    Наступного тижня я буду зайнятий. — deniko

    ruНа следующей неделе я буду занят. — odexed

    deNächste Woche bin ich beschäftigt. — Esperantostern

Origin

From Middle English bisy, busie, from Old English bisiġ (“busy, occupied, diligent”), from

From 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

plural: busies
Singularbusy
Pluralbusies

regular

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

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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