BUSY

Meaning of BUSY in English

adjective

BAD : I was busy with cooking the dinner.

GOOD : I was busy cooking the dinner.

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be busy doing sth : 'She's busy trying to finish her thesis.'

Compare: 'I was busy with the housework.' 'I was busy doing the housework.'

Longman Common Errors English vocabulary. Английский словарь распространенных ошибок Longman. 2012

BUSY — I. ˈbizē, -zi adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English bisy, from Old English bisig; akin to Middle Dutch & …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BUSY — (v. t.) To make or keep busy; to employ; to engage or keep engaged; to occupy; as, to busy one's …
Английский словарь Webster
BUSY — (a.) Crowded with business or activities; -- said of places and times; as, a busy street.
Английский словарь Webster
BUSY — ( v. t. ) To make or keep busy; to employ; to engage or keep engaged; to occupy; as, to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BUSY — /biz"ee/ , adj., busier, busiest , v. , busied, busying . adj. 1. actively and attentively engaged in work or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BUSY — I. ˈbi-zē adjective ( busi·er ; -est ) Etymology: Middle English bisy, from Old English bisig; akin to Middle Dutch …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BUSY — adj careful; anxious. 2. busy ·adj officious; meddling; foolish active. 3. busy ·adj constantly at work; diligent; active. 4. busy …
Webster English vocab
BUSY — [busy] adj busi.er ; -est [ME bisy, fr. OE bisig; akin to MD & MLG besich busy] (bef. 12c) 1 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BUSY — / ˈbɪzi; NAmE / adjective , verb ■ adjective ( busier , busi·est ) DOING STH 1. busy (with sth/sb) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BUSY — I. bus ‧ y 1 S1 W2 /ˈbɪzi/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative busier , superlative busiest ) [ Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BUSY — adj., v., & n. --adj. (busier, busiest) 1 (often foll. by in, with, at, or pres. part.) occupied or engaged …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BUSY — adj., v., & n. adj. (busier, busiest) 1 (often foll. by in, with, at, or pres. part.) occupied or engaged …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BUSY — adj., v., & n. --adj. (busier, busiest) 1. (often foll. by in, with, at, or pres. part.) occupied or engaged …
Oxford English vocab
BUSY — ( busier, busiest, busies, busying, busied) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BUSY — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a busy port ▪ Hong Kong is one of the world’s busiest ports. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BUSY — As busy is the devil in a high wind; as busy as a hen with one chick.
Slang English vocab
BUSY — See ↑ BUSY/NOT BUSY 1,2,4,5, ↑ TELEPHONE 8 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be busy • ↑ be not busy
Longman Activator English vocab
BUSY — adj. 25B6; adjective they are busy raising money : OCCUPIED (IN), engaged in, involved in, employed in, working at, hard …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BUSY — adj. 1 occupied, engaged, employed, involved I can't talk to you now, I'm busy 2 working, industrious, active, diligent; bustling, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BUSY — busy.ogg 1. ʹbızı a 1. обыкн. predic 1> занятой, несвободный busy signal - сигнал занято ( по телефону ) to …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BUSY — 1. ʹbızı a 1. обыкн. predic 1> занятой, несвободный busy signal - сигнал занято ( по телефону ) to be …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
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Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
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Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
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Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
BUSY — прил. 1) деятельный 2) занятый 3) оживленный, напряженный, интенсивный • - busy hours - busy period
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
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Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
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Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BUSY — ocupat, activ, diligent; (street etc.) plan de movida
English interlingue dictionary
BUSY — apiki;daghag buhat;wa'y panahon
English-Visayan vocabulary
BUSY — I. adjective (busier; -est) Etymology: Middle English bisy, from Old English bisig; akin to Middle Dutch & Middle Low German …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BUSY — (a.) Careful; anxious.
Английский словарь Webster
BUSY — (a.) Officious; meddling; foolish active.
Английский словарь Webster
BUSY — (a.) Constantly at work; diligent; active.
Английский словарь Webster
BUSY — (a.) Engaged in some business; hard at work (either habitually or only for the time being); occupied with serious affairs; …
Английский словарь Webster
BUSY — ( a. ) Officious; meddling; foolish active.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BUSY — ( a. ) Engaged in some business; hard at work (either habitually or only for the time being); occupied with …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BUSY — ( a. ) Crowded with business or activities; -- said of places and times; as, a busy street.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BUSY — ( a. ) Constantly at work; diligent; active.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BUSY — ( a. ) Careful; anxious.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BUSY — adj. occupied, engaged; taken, in use
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BUSY — v. occupy oneself
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BUSY — adj. Function: verb Inflected Form: bus · ied ; busy · ing Date: before 12th century transitive verb : to …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BUSY — adj. Pronunciation: ' bi-z ē Function: adjective Inflected Form: busi · er ; -est Etymology: Middle English bisy, from Old …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BUSY — ■ adjective ( busier , busiest ) 1》 having a great deal to do. ↘(of a place) full of activity …
Concise Oxford English vocab
BUSY — bus|y BrE AmE ˈbɪz |i ▷ bus|ier i‿ə AmE \ i‿ ə r ▷ bus|iest i‿ɪst i‿əst ▷ bus|ily ɪ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BUSY — (busier, busiest, busies, ~ing, busied) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. When …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
BUSY — [verb] [T]To pass the time he busied himself with/by (= made himself busy by) tidying up the room.
Cambridge English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BUSY — adj. Function: verb Synonyms: ENGAGE 4, engross, immerse, occupy, soak
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BUSY — adj. Function: adjective 1 engaged in activity FF1C; I can't stop to talk. I'm busy FF1E; Synonyms: employed, engaged, occupied, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BUSY — I . a. 1. Engaged, employed, occupied, at work, hard at work. 2. Diligent, assiduous, industrious, sedulous, notable, active, working, …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
BUSY — I. adjective 1. engaged in activity I can't stop to talk. I'm busy Synonyms: employed, engaged, occupied, working; compare assiduous …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
BUSY — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
BUSY — adj. VERBS ▪ be , look , seem ▪ become , get ▪ keep , remain , stay ( esp. …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BUSY — I adj. 1) ~ at, with (the children were ~ with their homework) 2) to be ~ doing smt. (she …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
BUSY — buys
Anagrams English vocabulary
BUSY — bysig
Англо-Староанглийский словарь
BUSY — Occupato
Novell English Glossary
BUSY — Занятой
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
BUSY — 1) занятый 2) состояние занятости ( линии связи ) 3) "занято" ( сигнал ) • to busy out — занимать
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
BUSY — 1) занятый 2) состояние занятости (линии связи) 3) "занято" (сигнал) • to busy out — занимать
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО

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