Meaning

1 senses
  1. (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 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

Translations

3 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to keep busy with:

Origin

From Middle English bisien, from Old English bisgian (“to occupy, employ, trouble, afflict

From 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, busied
Base formbusy · to busy
3rd person singularbusies
Present participlebusying
Past simplebusied
Past participlebusied

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybusy
he, she, itbusies

Past simpleLesson

all personsbusied

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave busied
he, she, ithas busied

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill busy

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

5 related words

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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