busy
/ˈbɪz.i/verb, adjective2 syllables
Busy means: actively or fully engaged or occupied.
Synonyms for busy23
verb, as in keep busy with
adjective, as in actively or fully engaged or occupied
adjective, as in intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
adjective, as in (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (‘engaged’ is a British term for a busy telephone line)
adjective, as in overcrowded or cluttered with detail
adjective, as in crowded with or characterized by much activity
Opposites of busy
What does busy mean?6
adjective
actively or fully engaged or occupied“busy with her work”
intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner“an interfering old woman”
(of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (‘engaged’ is a British term for a busy telephone line)“her line is busy”
overcrowded or cluttered with detail“a busy painting”
crowded with or characterized by much activity“a very busy week”
verb
keep busy with“She busies herself with her butterfly collection”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with busy?1
two syllables
Busy in a sentence
- We walked along the busy street, singing old songs.CM
- I called him, but the line was busy.CH
- The other day, something horrible happened in the busy square.orcrist
- I tried to call him up, but the line was busy.CK
- He was busy, and yet he came to help us.unknown
- However busy you may be, you must do your homework.Dejo
- He declined my request, saying that he was busy.CK
- Though very busy, she came to see me off.orcrist
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of busy
as a verb
- past tense
- busied
- present participle
- busying
- third-person singular
- busies
- past participle
- busied
as a adjective
- comparative
- busier
- superlative
- busiest