Meaning

1 senses

  1. To busy or involve (oneself) too thoroughly in something.

Origin

From Middle English overbisi, equivalent to over- + busy.

From Middle English overbisi, equivalent to over- + busy.

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Forms

overbusies, overbusying, overbusied, overbusied
Base formoverbusy · to overbusy
3rd person singularoverbusies
Present participleoverbusying
Past simpleoverbusied
Past participleoverbusied

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyoverbusy
he, she, itoverbusies

Past simpleLesson

all personsoverbusied

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill overbusy

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
overboardB2overbookB2overburdenovercastovercharge
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