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| bus·y [ bízzee ] |
adjective (comparative bus·i·er, superlative bus·i·est) |
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1. occupied: fully occupied in a particular activity, especially work
  She seemed too busy even to talk to me.
He was busy writing letters all morning.
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2. full of bustle: full of activity, with a large number of people moving around
the busy city streets
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3. not free: committed to something that has previously been planned or arranged and so unable to undertake another activity
I'm sorry but I'm busy tomorrow night.
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4. telecommunications unavailable to use: describes a telephone line that is in use and so unavailable
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5. active: engaged in or characterized by constant, and usually purposeful, activity
busy people who lead busy lives
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6. elaborate: characterized by overcomplex detail, colors, or patterns
a very busy painting
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verb (past and past participle bus·ied, present participle bus·y·ing, 3rd person present singular bus·ies) |
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1. bus·y your·self vr occupy yourself: to start doing something that will keep you occupied and working for a period of time
busied himself with the wedding arrangements
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2. transitive verb occupy somebody: to occupy somebody
The work busied him all afternoon.
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| [ Old English bisig "busy, anxious"] |
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| bus·y·ness noun |
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