busy
(Anglès)
Freqüència
Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ˈbɪzi/
Etimologia (Anglès)
In summary
From Middle English bisy, busie, from Old English bisiġ (“busy, occupied, diligent”), from Proto-West Germanic *bisīg (“diligent; zealous; busy”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian biesich (“active, diligent, hard-working, industrious”), Dutch bezig (“busy”), Low German besig (“busy”). The spelling with ⟨u⟩ represents the pronunciation of the West Midland and Southern dialects while the Modern English pronunciation with /ɪ/ is from the dialects of the East Midlands.
Related words
pressure of work
officious
be occupied
busybodied
busy line
Sign in to write sticky notes
Comença a aprendre anglès amb learnfeliz .
Practica parlar i memoritzar " busy " i moltes altres paraules i frases a anglès .