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    busy
    /ˈbɪzi/

    adjective

    verb

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

    noun

    • 1. a police officer: informal British "I was picked up by the busies for possession"

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

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

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

  5. busy means actively employed, temporarily or habitually: a busy official. diligent suggests earnest and constant effort or application, and usually connotes fondness for, or enjoyment of, what one is doing: a diligent student. industrious often implies a habitual characteristic of steady and zealous application, often with a definite goal: an ...

  6. 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.

  7. Definitions of busy. adjective. 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. engaged, occupied. having one's attention or mind or energy engaged. overbusy. too busy. tied up.

  8. If you are busy, you are working hard, or giving your attention to a particular activity: Mum was busy in the kitchen . [ + doing sth ] I was busy mowing the lawn .

  9. 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.

  10. Busy Definition. bĭzē. busied, busier, busies, busiest, busying. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Adjective. Verb. Filter. adjective. busier, busiest. Occupied in some activity; at work; not idle. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Full of activity; characterized by much action or motion.

  11. busy meaning, definition, what is busy: if you are busy, you are working hard an...: Learn more.