meşgul olmak

Meaning

To be busy with something, to busy oneself with something, to spend time on something.

Concepts

busy

converse

for

garden

go

mind

tie

attend

work

Synonyms

uğraşmak

bakmak

ilgilenmek

Translations

s’embarrasser

treiben

beschäftigen

sich abgeben mit

sich beschäftigen

sich befassen

gärtnern

zu tun haben

καλλιεργώ κήπο

κηπεύω

converser

jardiner

conversare

bilîn

mijûl bûn

Pronounced as (IPA)

/meʃˈɡul.oɫ.mak/

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: مشغول اولمق

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مشغول اولمق (meşgul olmaḳ, “to be busy or occupied”), from مشغول (meşgul), equivalent to compound of meşgul (“busy, occupied”) + olmak (“to be, to become”).