busy
To make somebody busy or activeTo make somebody busy or active; to occupy.
» I'm afraid the line is busy.
Ich fürchte, es ist besetzt. — Vortarulo
Ich fürchte, die Leitung ist besetzt. — Adelpa
К сожалению, линия занята. — al_ex_an_der
На жаль, лінія занята. — deniko
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1 senses(reflexive, usually)To make somebody busy or active; to occupy.
On my vacation I'll busy myself with gardening.
The work busied me all afternoon.
beschäftigen
keep busy with
Examples
5263 sentencesI'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
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
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
I'm busy looking for an apartment.
Я зайнятий пошуком квартири. — deniko
deIch bin damit beschäftigt, ein Zimmer zu suchen. — xtofu80
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
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English bisien, from Old English bisgian (“to occupy, employ, trouble, afflictFrom Middle English bisien, from Old English bisgian (“to occupy, employ, trouble, afflict”), from Proto-West Germanic *bisīgōn. Cognate with Old Frisian bisgia (“to use”).
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Forms
busies, busying, busied, busiedSynonyms
1 synonyms- keep busy with:occupy
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
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