busy

Значение (Английский)

1. Crowded with business or activities; having a great deal going on.
2. Engaged in activity or by someone else.
3. Having a lot going on; complicated or intricate.
4. Officious; meddling.

occupied

engaged

officious

pressure of work

be occupied

busybodied

in the middle

occupied with

off-hook

peak period

pressure of business

rush about

fuss about

be active

be busy

be engaged in

busy oneself

in a rush

involved in

not free

snoopy

occupy oneself

work well

romp around

not clear

flowing as water

giving water

occupied in

engaged line

make-busy

busy line

Частота

Пишется через дефис как

bus‧y

Произносится как (IPA)

/ˈbɪzi/

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”), Old Frisian bisgia (“to use”), Old English bisgian (“to occupy, employ, trouble, afflict”). 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.