busy

adjective

UK /ˈbɪzi/

Word Forms

adjective	busy
comparative	busier
superlative	busiest

1
having a lot of things to do
Parents of young children are always busy.
He is an extremely busy man.
busy with:
Irina and Marcus were busy with preparations for their wedding.
Synonyms and related words
Busy and working
busy
active
tied up
1. 1a
  a busy time is when you have a lot of things to do
  It’s been a very busy day.
  Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to talk to us.
  Synonyms and related words
  Busy and working
  busy
  active
  tied up
2
full of people
a busy waiting room
Synonyms and related words
Full of people or things
full
crowded
packed
1. 2a
  having a lot of traffic passing through
  a busy main road
  Do not park your car near busy junctions.
  the busiest port in Europe
  Synonyms and related words
  Traffic movements and traffic jams
  back up
  bottleneck
  bumper-to-bumper
2. 2b
  having a lot of customers
  Shops are always busier at weekends.
  Synonyms and related words
  Busy and working
  busy
  active
  tied up
3
if someone’s telephone is busy, it is being used when you try to call
All lines are busy – please call back later.
Synonyms and related words
Using a telephone
answer
busy
call
4
a busy design contains too much annoying detail
Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe decoration
beaded
bedecked
bejewelled
5
(as) busy as a bee
very busy
Can we meet tomorrow instead? I’m as busy as a bee today.
Submitted by:
Emran Khoshrouye Ghiasi from Iran, Islamic Republic of on 26/08/2018
Open Dictionary - August2018

phrases

busy doing something

get busy

keep someone busy

too busy doing something

busy

adjective

US /ˈbɪzi/

Word Forms

adjective	busy
comparative	busier
superlative	busiest

1
having many things to do
The parents of young children are always busy.
a busy doctor
He is an extremely busy man.
busy with:
Irina and Marcus were busy with preparations for their wedding.
Synonyms and related words
Busy and working
busy
active
rushed
1. 1a
  not able to do a particular job or to speak to someone because you are very busy
  too busy to do something:
  I’m too busy to help you with your homework now.
  Synonyms and related words
  Busy and working
  busy
  active
  rushed
2. 1b
  a busy time is when you have a lot of things to do
  It’s been a very busy day.
  Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to talk to us.
  Synonyms and related words
  Busy and working
  busy
  active
  rushed
2
full of people
a busy waiting room
Synonyms and related words
Full of people or things
full
crowded
packed
1. 2a
  having a lot of traffic passing through
  a busy highway
  Do not park your car near busy intersections.
  the busiest port in Europe
  Synonyms and related words
  Traffic movements and traffic jams
  back up
  bottleneck
  bumper-to-bumper
2. 2b
  having many customers
  Stores are always busier on weekends.
  Synonyms and related words
  Busy and working
  busy
  active
  rushed
3
if someone’s telephone is busy, it is being used when you try to call
All lines are busy, please try your call again.
Synonyms and related words
Using a telephone
answer
busy
busy signal
4
a busy design contains too much annoying detail
Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe decoration
beaded
bedecked
bejeweled
5
(as) busy as a bee
very busy
Can we meet tomorrow instead? I’m as busy as a bee today.
Submitted by:
Emran Khoshrouye Ghiasi from Iran, Islamic Republic of on 26/08/2018
Open Dictionary - August2018

phrases

busy doing something

get busy

keep someone busy

too busy doing something

busy

verb

UK /ˈbɪzi/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	busy
he/she/it	busies
present participle	busying
past tense	busied
past participle	busied

busy

verb

US /ˈbɪzi/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	busy
he/she/it	busies
present participle	busying
past tense	busied
past participle	busied

busy

(as) busy as a bee

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