busy, industrious, diligent, assiduous, sedulous mean actively engaged or occupied. busy chiefly stresses activity as opposed to idleness or leisure.

BUSY definition: actively and attentively engaged in work or a pastime. See examples of busy used in a sentence.

BUSY definition: 1. If you are busy, you are working hard, or giving your attention to a particular thing: 2. If…. Learn more.

1. actively and attentively engaged, esp. in work. 2. not at leisure; otherwise engaged: He's busy and can't see you. 3. full of activity: a busy life. 4. (of a telephone line) in use. 5. meddlesome; prying.

When you are busy, you are working hard or concentrating on a task, so that you are not free to do anything else. What is it? I'm busy. They are busy preparing for a hectic day's activity on Saturday.

BUSY meaning: 1 : actively doing something often + with; 2 : full of activity or work

Some common synonyms of busy are assiduous, diligent, industrious, and sedulous. While all these words mean "actively engaged or occupied," busy chiefly stresses activity as opposed to idleness or …

BUSY meaning: 1. If you are busy, you are working hard, or giving your attention to a particular thing: 2. If…. Learn more.

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2 days ago · busy (third-person singular simple present busies, present participle busying, simple past and past participle busied) (transitive, usually reflexive) To make somebody busy or active; to occupy.