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- [biz-ee]
- /ˈbɪz i/
- /ˈbɪzi/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [biz-ee]
- /ˈbɪz i/
Definitions of busy word
- adjective busy A busy time is a period of time during which you have a lot of things to do. 4
- adjective busy When you are busy, you are working hard or concentrating on a task, so that you are not free to do anything else. 3
- adjective busy If you say that someone is busy thinking or worrying about something, you mean that it is taking all their attention, often to such an extent that they are unable to think about anything else. 3
- verb busy If you busy yourself with something, you occupy yourself by dealing with it. 3
- adjective busy A busy place is full of people who are doing things or moving about. 3
- adjective busy When a telephone line is busy, you cannot make your call because the line is already being used by someone else. 3
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Origin of busy
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English busi, bisi, Old English bysig, bisig; cognate with Middle Low German, Middle Dutch besich, Dutch bezig
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Parts of speech for Busy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
busy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
busy usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for busy
adj busy
- active — Someone who is active moves around a lot or does a lot of things.
- unavailable — suitable or ready for use; of use or service; at hand: I used whatever tools were available.
- working — exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
- occupied — to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.
- persevering — displaying perseverance; resolutely persistent; steadfast: a persevering student.
Antonyms for busy
adj busy
- idle — not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
- inactive — not active: an inactive volcano.
- unemployed — not employed; without a job; out of work: an unemployed secretary.
- lazy — averse or disinclined to work, activity, or exertion; indolent.
- unoccupied — without occupants; empty; vacant.
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