busy

(Engels)

Adj

1. Crowded with business or activities; having a great deal going on.
2. Engaged in activity or by someone else; bustling.
3. Having much work to do; having much to get done.
4. Having a lot going on; complicated or intricate.
5. Officious; meddling.

Noun

A police officer.

Verb

To make somebody busy or active; to occupy.

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈbɪzi/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: bisy

Overgenomen van Oudengels: bisiġ

Verwant aan Saterfries: biesich

Verwant aan Nederlands: bezig

Verwant aan Nedersaksisch: besig

Verwant aan Old Frisian: bisgia

Verwant aan Oudengels: bisgian

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.

Concepten

bezig

bezet

druk

volhandig

naarstig

in gesprek

rusteloos

verloofd

vlijtig

bezig houden

geoccupeerd

Synoniemen

occupied

engaged

active

lively

crowded

in use

industrious

diligent

energetic

engrossed

occupy

preoccupied

bustling

working

animated

confused

😕

employ

fussy

intense

eventful

hectic

pressure of work

work

untiring

officious

noisy

meddling

interfering

meddlesome

be occupied

busybodied

concentrated

complicated

booked

distracted

disorganised

chaotic

incoherent

disorderly

busy line

blatant

hire

difficult

high season

devoted

hurried

heavy

harried

groggy

glaring

Vertalingen

occupé

occupato

beschäftigt

ocupado

meşgul

ocupado

zajęty

مشغول

ocupat

indaffarato

meşxul

απασχολημένος

impegnato

mijûl

besetzt