busybody
To meddle or interfereTo meddle or interfere.
» Tom is a busybody.
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1 sensesTo meddle or interfere.
Examples
8 sentencesTom is a busybody.
Don't be such a busybody.
Don't be a busybody.
ruНе будь таким назойливым. — Hellerick
Tom told his busybody neighbour to get a life and to get his nose out of everyone's business.
Том сказав надокучливому сусідові зайнятися своїм життям і припинити совати совати свій ніс до справ інших. — deniko
He's an awful busybody.
ruОн страсть как любит совать нос в чужие дела. — odexed
deEr ist ein schrecklicher Wichtigtuer. — Waldelfe
Origin
From busy + body.From busy + body.
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Forms
busybodies, busybodying, busybodied, busybodied| Base form | busybody · to busybody |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | busybodies |
| Present participle | busybodying |
| Past simple | busybodied |
| Past participle | busybodied |
regular · Lesson
Lessons 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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.