Meaning

2 senses

  1. (informal)To cease to be idle and start working.

    Stop playing computer games, and get busy with your homework.

  2. (idiomatic, slang)To have sex.

    The couple were getting busy in the front room when the doorbell rang.

Examples

48 sentences

  1. Tom is getting busier every day.

    Том кожного дня все більш зайнятий. — deniko

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  2. I got busy.

    У мене з'явилася робота. — deniko

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  3. You've got a busy day tomorrow.

    ruУ тебя завтра насыщенный день. — marafon

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  4. Things are getting busy around here.

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  5. You've got a busy week coming up.

    ruУ тебя впереди напряжённая неделя. — marafon

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Forms

gets busy, getting busy, got busy, got busy
Base formget busy · to get busy
3rd person singulargets busy
Present participlegetting busy
Past simplegot busy
Past participlegot busy / gotten busy

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyget busy
he, she, itgets busy

Past simpleLesson

all personsgot busy

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave got busy
he, she, ithas got busy

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill get busy

Synonyms

3 synonyms
to have sex:get freaky
get it onget laid

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
gestureB1getA1getawayB2getter
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