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   Bus·y

   /ˈbizē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. having a great deal to do: "he had been too busy to enjoy himself" Similar occupied (in)engaged ininvolved inemployed inworking atlaboring attoiling atslaving athard at work (on)wrapped up (in/with)rushed off one's feet (with)hard-pressedtime-poorat work (on)on the jobabsorbed inengrossed inimmersed inpreoccupied withactive (in)livelyindustriousbustlingenergetictirelessinformal:busy as a beeon the gohard at iton the hophave one's hands fullOpposite idle
   • ▪ occupied with or concentrating on a particular activity or object of attention: "the team members are busy raising money" Similar occupied (in)engaged ininvolved inemployed inworking atlaboring attoiling atslaving athard at work (on)wrapped up (in/with)rushed off one's feet (with)hard-pressedtime-poorat work (on)on the jobabsorbed inengrossed inimmersed inpreoccupied withactive (in)livelyindustriousbustlingenergetictirelessinformal:busy as a beeon the gohard at iton the hophave one's hands fullOpposite idle
   • ▪ (of a place) full of activity. Similar strenuoushecticenergeticactivelivelyexactingtiringfulleventfulcrowdedbustlingswarmingteemingastirbuzzinghecticfullthrongedthronginglivelyvibrantinformal:buzzyOpposite quiet
   • ▪ excessively detailed or decorated; fussy: "they papered the bedroom with a busy pattern of satyrs and dryads" Similar excessively ornateoverornateoverelaborateover-embellishedoverdecoratedoverblownoverripeoverwroughtexaggeratedoverdonefloridfussyclutteredcontrivedoverworkedover-detailedstrainedlaboredbaroquerococoinformal:heavinglike Piccadilly CircusOpposite quietrestrained
   • ▪ (of a phone line) engaged. Similar unavailableotherwise engagedengagedoccupiedin a meetingworkingat workon dutyon active servicein harnessinformal:tied uphave a prior/previous engagementOpposite free

   verb

   • 1. keep occupied: "she busied herself with her new home"

   Word Origin Old Englishbisgian (verb), bisig (noun); related to Dutch bezig, of unknown origin.

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   The meaning of BUSY is engaged in action : occupied. How to use busy in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Busy.

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   Busy definition: actively and attentively engaged in work or a pastime. See examples of BUSY used in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBUSY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   BUSY definition: 1. If you are busy, you are working hard, or giving your attention to a particular thing: 2. If…. Learn more.

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   Synonyms for BUSY: engaged, diligent, employed, occupied, working, active, preoccupied, industrious; Antonyms of BUSY: idle, unemployed, inactive, unoccupied, free, unbusy, sleepy, quiescent.

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   actively or fully engaged or occupied. “ busy with her work”. “a busy man”. “too busy to eat lunch”. synonyms: at work. on the job. drudging, laboring, labouring, toiling. doing arduous or unpleasant work.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionbusy adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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   having a lot to do; perhaps not free to do something else because you are working on something. Are you busy tonight? I'm afraid the doctor is busy at the moment. Can he call you back? The principal is a very busy woman. I'll be too busy to come to the meeting. She was always too busy to listen. I've got enough work to keep you busy.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › busyBusy - definition of busy by The Free Dictionary

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   1. Engaged in activity, as work; occupied. See Synonyms at active. 2. Characterized by or sustaining much activity: a busy morning; a busy street. 3. Being a busybody; meddlesome; prying. 4. Being in use, as a telephone line. 5. Cluttered with detail to the point of being distracting: a busy design. tr.v. bus·ied, bus·y·ing, bus·ies.