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class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.1.2</span> <span>Derived terms</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Derived_terms-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Translations" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Translations"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.1.3</span> <span>Translations</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Translations-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Noun" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Noun"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.2</span> <span>Noun</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Noun-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Etymology_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Etymology_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.3</span> <span>Etymology 2</span> </div> </a> <ul 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lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="busy" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wiktionary.org/wiki/busy" title="busy – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="busy" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wiktionary.org/wiki/busy" title="busy – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="busy" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wiktionary.org/wiki/busy" title="busy – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="busy" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wiktionary.org/wiki/busy" title="busy – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="busy" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wiktionary.org/wiki/busy" title="busy – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="busy" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wiktionary.org/wiki/busy" title="busy – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="busy" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wiktionary.org/wiki/busy" title="busy – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="busy" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wiktionary.org/wiki/busy" title="busy – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="busy" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wiktionary.org/wiki/busy" title="busy – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="busy" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wiktionary.org/wiki/busy" title="busy – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="busy" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/busy" title="busy – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="busy" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wiktionary.org/wiki/busy" title="busy – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="busy" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wiktionary.org/wiki/busy" title="busy – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="busy" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wiktionary.org/wiki/busy" title="busy – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="busy" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wiktionary.org/wiki/busy" title="busy – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="busy" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wiktionary.org/wiki/busy" title="busy – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="busy" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wiktionary.org/wiki/busy" title="busy – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="busy" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wiktionary.org/wiki/busy" title="busy – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="busy" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wiktionary.org/wiki/busy" title="busy – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="busy" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-li mw-list-item"><a href="https://li.wiktionary.org/wiki/busy" title="busy – Limburgish" lang="li" hreflang="li" data-title="busy" data-language-autonym="Limburgs" data-language-local-name="Limburgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Limburgs</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wiktionary.org/wiki/busy" title="busy – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="busy" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wiktionary.org/wiki/busy" title="busy – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="busy" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wiktionary.org/wiki/busy" title="busy – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="busy" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wiktionary.org/wiki/busy" title="busy – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="busy" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fj mw-list-item"><a href="https://fj.wiktionary.org/wiki/busy" title="busy – Fijian" lang="fj" hreflang="fj" data-title="busy" data-language-autonym="Na Vosa Vakaviti" data-language-local-name="Fijian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Na Vosa Vakaviti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wiktionary.org/wiki/busy" title="busy – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="busy" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wiktionary.org/wiki/busy" title="busy – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="busy" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wiktionary.org/wiki/busy" title="busy – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="busy" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-om mw-list-item"><a href="https://om.wiktionary.org/wiki/busy" title="busy – Oromo" lang="om" hreflang="om" data-title="busy" data-language-autonym="Oromoo" data-language-local-name="Oromo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oromoo</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wiktionary.org/wiki/busy" title="busy – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="busy" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wiktionary.org/wiki/busy" title="busy – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="busy" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wiktionary.org/wiki/busy" title="busy – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="busy" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sm mw-list-item"><a href="https://sm.wiktionary.org/wiki/busy" title="busy – Samoan" lang="sm" hreflang="sm" data-title="busy" data-language-autonym="Gagana Samoa" data-language-local-name="Samoan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gagana Samoa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sa mw-list-item"><a href="https://sa.wiktionary.org/wiki/busy" title="busy – Sanskrit" lang="sa" hreflang="sa" data-title="busy" data-language-autonym="संस्कृतम्" data-language-local-name="Sanskrit" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>संस्कृतम्</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wiktionary.org/wiki/busy" title="busy – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="busy" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wiktionary.org/wiki/busy" title="busy – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="busy" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wiktionary.org/wiki/busy" title="busy – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="busy" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wiktionary.org/wiki/busy" title="busy – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="busy" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-te mw-list-item"><a href="https://te.wiktionary.org/wiki/busy" title="busy – Telugu" lang="te" hreflang="te" data-title="busy" data-language-autonym="తెలుగు" data-language-local-name="Telugu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>తెలుగు</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wiktionary.org/wiki/busy" title="busy – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="busy" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wiktionary.org/wiki/busy" title="busy – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="busy" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wiktionary.org/wiki/busy" title="busy – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="busy" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-yue 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style="width:175px;" data-durationhint="2" data-mwtitle="En-uk-busy.ogg" data-mwprovider="wikimediacommons"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/En-uk-busy.ogg" type="audio/ogg; codecs="vorbis"" data-width="0" data-height="0" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/cd/En-uk-busy.ogg/En-uk-busy.ogg.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" data-transcodekey="mp3" data-width="0" data-height="0" /></audio></span></span></td><td class="audiometa" style="font-size: 80%;">(<a href="/wiki/File:En-uk-busy.ogg" title="File:En-uk-busy.ogg">file</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table></li> <li>Rhymes: <a href="/wiki/Rhymes:English/%C9%AAzi" title="Rhymes:English/ɪzi"><span class="IPA">-ɪzi</span></a></li> <li>Hyphenation: <span class="Latn" lang="en">bus‧y</span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Etymology_1">Etymology 1</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=busy&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Etymology 1"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From <span class="etyl"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_English" class="extiw" title="w:Middle English">Middle English</a></span> <i class="Latn mention" lang="enm"><a href="/wiki/bisy#Middle_English" title="bisy">bisy</a></i>, <i class="Latn mention" lang="enm"><a href="/wiki/busie#Middle_English" title="busie">busie</a></i>, from <span class="etyl"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_English" class="extiw" title="w:Old English">Old English</a></span> <i class="Latn mention" lang="ang"><a href="/wiki/bisig#Old_English" title="bisig">bisiġ</a></i> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span class="mention-gloss-double-quote">“</span><span class="mention-gloss">busy, occupied, diligent</span><span class="mention-gloss-double-quote">”</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, from <span class="etyl"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proto-West_Germanic_language" class="extiw" title="w:Proto-West Germanic language">Proto-West Germanic</a></span> <i class="Latn mention" lang="gmw-pro"><a href="/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-West_Germanic/bis%C4%ABg" title="Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bisīg">*bisīg</a></i> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span class="mention-gloss-double-quote">“</span><span class="mention-gloss">diligent; zealous; busy</span><span class="mention-gloss-double-quote">”</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>. Cognate with <span class="etyl"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saterland_Frisian_language" class="extiw" title="w:Saterland Frisian language">Saterland Frisian</a></span> <i class="Latn mention" lang="stq"><a href="/wiki/biesich#Saterland_Frisian" title="biesich">biesich</a></i> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span class="mention-gloss-double-quote">“</span><span class="mention-gloss">active, diligent, hard-working, industrious</span><span class="mention-gloss-double-quote">”</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, <span class="etyl"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_language" class="extiw" title="w:Dutch language">Dutch</a></span> <i class="Latn mention" lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/bezig#Dutch" title="bezig">bezig</a></i> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span class="mention-gloss-double-quote">“</span><span class="mention-gloss">busy</span><span class="mention-gloss-double-quote">”</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, <span class="etyl"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_German" class="extiw" title="w:Low German">Low German</a></span> <i class="Latn mention" lang="nds"><a href="/wiki/besig#Low_German" title="besig">besig</a></i> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span class="mention-gloss-double-quote">“</span><span class="mention-gloss">busy</span><span class="mention-gloss-double-quote">”</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>. 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.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Adjective">Adjective</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=busy&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Adjective"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="headword-line"><strong class="Latn headword" lang="en">busy</strong> (<i><a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#comparative" title="Appendix:Glossary">comparative</a></i> <b class="Latn form-of lang-en comparative-form-of" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/busier#English" title="busier">busier</a></b>, <i><a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#superlative" title="Appendix:Glossary">superlative</a></i> <b class="Latn form-of lang-en superlative-form-of" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/busiest#English" title="busiest">busiest</a></b>)</span> </p> <ol><li>Crowded with business or activities; having a great deal going on. <dl><dd><div class="h-usage-example"><i class="Latn mention e-example" lang="en">Be careful crossing that <b>busy</b> street.</i></div></dd></dl> <ul><li><div class="citation-whole"><span class="cited-source"><i><a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#c." title="Appendix:Glossary"><abbr title="circa">c.</abbr></a></i> <b>1593</b> (date written), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare" class="extiw" title="w:William Shakespeare">William Shakespeare</a>, “<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_III_(play)" class="extiw" title="w:Richard III (play)">The Tragedy of Richard the Third:<span class="q-hellip-sp"> </span><span class="q-hellip-b"><span style="font-style: normal;">[</span></span><span title="With the Landing of Earle Richmond, and the Battel at Bosworth Field.">…</span><span class="q-hellip-b"><span style="font-style: normal;">]</span></span><span class="q-hellip-b"></span></a>”, in <cite>Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies<span class="q-hellip-sp"> </span><span class="q-hellip-b"><span style="font-style: normal;">[</span></span><span title="Published According to the True Originall Copies.">…</span><span class="q-hellip-b"><span style="font-style: normal;">]</span></span><span class="q-hellip-b"></span></cite> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Folio" class="extiw" title="w:First Folio">First Folio</a>), London: <span class="q-hellip-sp"> </span><span class="q-hellip-b"><span style="font-style: normal;">[</span></span><span title="Printed by">…</span><span class="q-hellip-b"><span style="font-style: normal;">]</span></span><span class="q-hellip-b"> </span> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Jaggard" class="extiw" title="w:William Jaggard">Isaac Iaggard</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Blount" class="extiw" title="w:Edward Blount">Ed<span style="font-style: normal;">[</span>ward<span style="font-style: normal;">]</span> Blount</a>, published <span class="None" lang="und">1623</span>, <small><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.worldcat.org/title/606515358">→OCLC</a></small>, <span style="font-style: normal;">[</span>Act V, scene iii<span style="font-style: normal;">]</span>:</span><dl><dd><div class="h-quotation"><span class="Latn e-quotation cited-passage" lang="en">To-morrow is a <b>busy</b> day.</span></div></dd></dl></div></li> <li><div class="citation-whole"><span class="cited-source"><b>1843</b> December 19, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Dickens" class="extiw" title="w:Charles Dickens">Charles Dickens</a>, “<span class="maintenance-line">(please specify the page number)</span>”, in <cite><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Christmas_Carol" class="extiw" title="w:A Christmas Carol">A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas</a></cite>, London: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chapman_%26_Hall" class="extiw" title="w:Chapman & Hall">Chapman & Hall</a>,<span class="q-hellip-sp"> </span><span class="q-hellip-b"><span style="font-style: normal;">[</span></span><span title="186, Strand">…</span><span class="q-hellip-b"><span style="font-style: normal;">]</span></span><span class="q-hellip-b"></span>, <small><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.worldcat.org/title/55746801">→OCLC</a></small>:</span><dl><dd><div class="h-quotation"><span class="Latn e-quotation cited-passage" lang="en">Although they had but that moment left the school behind them, they were now in the <b>busy</b> thoroughfares of a city, where shadowy passengers passed and repassed; where shadowy carts and coaches battled for the way, and all the strife and tumult of a real city were.<span class="q-hellip-sp"> </span><span class="q-hellip-b">[</span>…<span class="q-hellip-b">]</span><span class="q-hellip-b"> </span>They left the <b>busy</b> scene, and went into an obscure part of the town, where Scrooge had never penetrated before, although he recognised its situation, and its bad repute.</span></div></dd></dl></div></li> <li><div class="citation-whole"><span class="cited-source"><b>2024</b> September 30, Peter Eavis, “Counteroffers Exchanged in Effort to Avert U.S. Dock Strike”, in <cite><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times" class="extiw" title="w:The New York Times">The New York Times</a></cite>‎<sup><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/30/business/port-strike-dockworkers.html">[1]</a></sup>:</span><dl><dd><div class="h-quotation"><span class="Latn e-quotation cited-passage" lang="en">With hours to go before their labor contract expired, longshoremen on the East and Gulf Coasts prepared on Monday to go on strike at midnight, halting most activity at some of the <b>busiest</b> U.S. ports.</span></div></dd></dl></div></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/engaged" title="engaged">Engaged</a> in activity or by someone else. <dl><dd><div class="h-usage-example"><i class="Latn mention e-example" lang="en">The director cannot see you now: he's <b>busy</b>.</i></div></dd> <dd><div class="h-usage-example"><i class="Latn mention e-example" lang="en">Her telephone has been <b>busy</b> all day.</i></div></dd> <dd><div class="h-usage-example"><i class="Latn mention e-example" lang="en">He is <b>busy</b> with piano practice.</i></div></dd> <dd><div class="h-usage-example"><i class="Latn mention e-example" lang="en">Ramzi is <b>busy</b> getting ready for meetings.</i></div></dd></dl> <ul><li><div class="citation-whole"><span class="cited-source"><b>1719</b> May 6 (Gregorian calendar), [<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Defoe" class="extiw" title="w:Daniel Defoe">Daniel Defoe</a>], <cite><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robinson_Crusoe" class="extiw" title="w:Robinson Crusoe">The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe,<span class="q-hellip-sp"> </span><span class="q-hellip-b"><span style="font-style: normal;">[</span></span><span title="of York, Mariner: Who Lived Eight and Twenty Years, All Alone in an Un-inhabited Island on the Coast of America, near the Mouth of the Great River Oroonoque; having been Cast on Shore by Shipwreck, wherein All the Men Perished but Himself. With an Account how He was at Last as Strangely Deliver’d by Pyrates. Written by Himself.">…</span><span class="q-hellip-b"><span style="font-style: normal;">]</span></span><span class="q-hellip-b"></span></a></cite>, London: <span class="q-hellip-sp"> </span><span class="q-hellip-b"><span style="font-style: normal;">[</span></span><span title="Printed for">…</span><span class="q-hellip-b"><span style="font-style: normal;">]</span></span><span class="q-hellip-b"> </span> W<span style="font-style: normal;">[</span>illiam<span style="font-style: normal;">]</span> Taylor<span class="q-hellip-sp"> </span><span class="q-hellip-b"><span style="font-style: normal;">[</span></span><span title="at the Ship in Pater-Noster-Row.">…</span><span class="q-hellip-b"><span style="font-style: normal;">]</span></span><span class="q-hellip-b"></span>, <small><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.worldcat.org/title/15864594">→OCLC</a></small>:</span><dl><dd><div class="h-quotation"><span class="Latn e-quotation cited-passage" lang="en">And the first thing I did was to lay by a certain quantity of provisions, being the stores for our voyage; and intended in a week or a fortnight’s time to open the dock, and launch out our boat. I was <b>busy</b> one morning upon something of this kind, when I called to Friday, and bid him to go to the sea-shore and see if he could find a turtle or a tortoise, a thing which we generally got once a week, for the sake of the eggs as well as the flesh.<br />But to return to Friday; he was so <b>busy</b> about his father that I could not find in my heart to take him off for some time; but after I thought he could leave him a little, I called him to me, and he came jumping and laughing, and pleased to the highest extreme: then I asked him if he had given his father any bread.</span></div></dd></dl></div></li> <li><div class="citation-whole"><span class="cited-source"><b>1813</b> January 27, [<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Austen" class="extiw" title="w:Jane Austen">Jane Austen</a>], <cite><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_and_Prejudice" class="extiw" title="w:Pride and Prejudice">Pride and Prejudice:<span class="q-hellip-sp"> </span><span class="q-hellip-b"><span style="font-style: normal;">[</span></span><span title="A Novel. In Three Volumes. By the Author of “Sense and Sensibility.”">…</span><span class="q-hellip-b"><span style="font-style: normal;">]</span></span><span class="q-hellip-b"></span></a></cite>, volume <span class="maintenance-line">(please specify |volume=I to III)</span>, London: <span class="q-hellip-sp"> </span><span class="q-hellip-b"><span style="font-style: normal;">[</span></span><span title="Printed [by]">…</span><span class="q-hellip-b"><span style="font-style: normal;">]</span></span><span class="q-hellip-b"> </span> <span style="font-style: normal;">[</span>George Sidney<span style="font-style: normal;">]</span> for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Egerton_(publisher)" class="extiw" title="w:Thomas Egerton (publisher)">T<span style="font-style: normal;">[</span>homas<span style="font-style: normal;">]</span> Egerton</a>,<span class="q-hellip-sp"> </span><span class="q-hellip-b"><span style="font-style: normal;">[</span></span><span title="Military Library, Whitehall">…</span><span class="q-hellip-b"><span style="font-style: normal;">]</span></span><span class="q-hellip-b"></span>, <small><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.worldcat.org/title/38659585">→OCLC</a></small>:</span><dl><dd><div class="h-quotation"><span class="Latn e-quotation cited-passage" lang="en">After walking several miles in a leisurely manner, and too <b>busy</b> to know anything about it, they found at last, on examining their watches, that it was time to be at home.</span></div></dd></dl></div></li> <li><div class="citation-whole"><span class="cited-source"><b>1843</b> December 19, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Dickens" class="extiw" title="w:Charles Dickens">Charles Dickens</a>, “<span class="maintenance-line">(please specify the page number)</span>”, in <cite><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Christmas_Carol" class="extiw" title="w:A Christmas Carol">A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas</a></cite>, London: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chapman_%26_Hall" class="extiw" title="w:Chapman & Hall">Chapman & Hall</a>,<span class="q-hellip-sp"> </span><span class="q-hellip-b"><span style="font-style: normal;">[</span></span><span title="186, Strand">…</span><span class="q-hellip-b"><span style="font-style: normal;">]</span></span><span class="q-hellip-b"></span>, <small><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.worldcat.org/title/55746801">→OCLC</a></small>:</span><dl><dd><div class="h-quotation"><span class="Latn e-quotation cited-passage" lang="en">His hands were <b>busy</b> with his garments all this time; turning them inside out, putting them on upside down, tearing them, mislaying them, making them parties to every kind of extravagance.</span></div></dd></dl></div></li> <li><div class="citation-whole"><span class="cited-source"><span class="None" lang="und"><b>1967</b></span>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Sleigh" class="extiw" title="w:Barbara Sleigh">Barbara Sleigh</a>, <cite><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessamy" class="extiw" title="w:Jessamy">Jessamy</a></cite>, Sevenoaks, Kent: Bloomsbury, published <span class="None" lang="und">1993</span>, <small><a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0_340_19547_9" title="Special:BookSources/0 340 19547 9">→ISBN</a></small>, page <span class="None" lang="und">18</span>:</span><dl><dd><div class="h-quotation"><span class="Latn e-quotation cited-passage" lang="en">In fact she was so <b>busy</b> doing all the things that anyone might, who finds themselves alone in an empty house, that she did not notice at first when it began to turn dusk and the rooms to grow dim.</span></div></dd></dl></div></li> <li><div class="citation-whole"><span class="cited-source"><span class="None" lang="und"><b>1997</b></span>, Douglas Rodriguez, <cite>Latin ladles</cite>:</span><dl><dd><div class="h-quotation"><span class="Latn e-quotation cited-passage" lang="en">These days, as people get <b>busier</b> and <b>busier</b>, many are skipping the tamale making and just cooking up this thick polentalike soup.</span></div></dd></dl></div></li></ul></li> <li>Having much <a href="/wiki/work" title="work">work</a> to do; having much to get done. <dl><dd><span class="nyms near-synonym"><span class="defdate">Near-synonym:</span> <span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/swamped#English" title="swamped">swamped</a></span></span></dd></dl></li> <li>Having a lot going on; <a href="/wiki/complicated" title="complicated">complicated</a> or <a href="/wiki/intricate" title="intricate">intricate</a>. <dl><dd><div class="h-usage-example"><i class="Latn mention e-example" lang="en">Flowers, stripes, and checks in the same fabric make for a <b>busy</b> pattern.</i></div></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/officious" title="officious">Officious</a>; meddling. <ul><li><div class="citation-whole"><span class="cited-source"><i><a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#c." title="Appendix:Glossary"><abbr title="circa">c.</abbr></a></i> <span class="None" lang="und"><b>1603–1604</b></span> (date written), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare" class="extiw" title="w:William Shakespeare">William Shakespeare</a>, “<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Othello" class="extiw" title="w:Othello">The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice</a>”, in <cite>Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies<span class="q-hellip-sp"> </span><span class="q-hellip-b"><span style="font-style: normal;">[</span></span><span title="Published According to the True Originall Copies.">…</span><span class="q-hellip-b"><span style="font-style: normal;">]</span></span><span class="q-hellip-b"></span></cite> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Folio" class="extiw" title="w:First Folio">First Folio</a>), London: <span class="q-hellip-sp"> </span><span class="q-hellip-b"><span style="font-style: normal;">[</span></span><span title="Printed by">…</span><span class="q-hellip-b"><span style="font-style: normal;">]</span></span><span class="q-hellip-b"> </span> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Jaggard" class="extiw" title="w:William Jaggard">Isaac Iaggard</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Blount" class="extiw" title="w:Edward Blount">Ed<span style="font-style: normal;">[</span>ward<span style="font-style: normal;">]</span> Blount</a>, published <span class="None" lang="und">1623</span>, <small><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.worldcat.org/title/606515358">→OCLC</a></small>, <span style="font-style: normal;">[</span>Act IV, scene ii<span style="font-style: normal;">]</span>, line <span class="None" lang="und">130</span>:</span><dl><dd><div class="h-quotation"><span class="Latn e-quotation cited-passage" lang="en">I will be hanged if some eternal villain, <br /> Some <b>busy</b> and insinuating rogue, <br /> Some cogging, cozening slave, to get some office, <br /> Have not devised this slander; I'll be hanged else.</span></div></dd></dl></div></li></ul></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Synonyms">Synonyms</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=busy&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Synonyms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/swamped#English" title="swamped">swamped</a></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Derived_terms">Derived terms</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=busy&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Derived terms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="list-switcher-wrapper"><div class="list-switcher" data-toggle-category="derived terms"><div class="term-list columns-bg ul-column-count" data-column-count="4"><ul><li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/busihead#English" title="busihead">busihead</a></span></li><li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/busily#English" title="busily">busily</a></span></li><li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/business#English" title="business">business</a></span></li><li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/busy_as_a_beaver#English" title="busy as a beaver">busy as a beaver</a></span></li><li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/busy_as_a_bee#English" title="busy as a bee">busy as a bee</a></span></li><li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/busy_as_a_dyke_in_a_hardware_store#English" title="busy as a dyke in a hardware store">busy as a dyke in a hardware store</a></span></li><li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/busy_as_a_nailer#English" title="busy as a nailer">busy as a nailer</a></span></li><li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/busy_as_a_one-armed_paper_hanger#English" title="busy as a one-armed paper hanger">busy as a one-armed paper hanger</a></span></li><li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/busy_beaver#English" title="busy beaver">busy beaver</a></span></li><li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/busy_beaver_function#English" title="busy beaver function">busy beaver function</a></span></li><li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/busy_bee#English" title="busy bee">busy bee</a></span></li><li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/busy_board#English" title="busy board">busy board</a></span></li><li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/busy_body#English" title="busy body">busy body</a></span></li><li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/busybody#English" title="busybody">busybody</a></span></li><li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/busy_box#English" title="busy box">busy box</a></span></li><li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/busyish#English" title="busyish">busyish</a></span></li><li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/busy_little_beaver#English" title="busy little beaver">busy little beaver</a></span></li><li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/busy_loop#English" title="busy loop">busy loop</a></span></li><li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/busy-ness#English" title="busy-ness">busy-ness</a></span></li><li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/busyness#English" title="busyness">busyness</a></span></li><li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/busy_signal#English" title="busy signal">busy signal</a></span></li><li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/busy_work#English" title="busy work">busy work</a></span></li><li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/busy-work#English" title="busy-work">busy-work</a></span></li><li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/embusy#English" title="embusy">embusy</a></span></li><li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/ever-busy#English" title="ever-busy">ever-busy</a></span></li><li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/fast_busy_signal#English" title="fast busy signal">fast busy signal</a></span></li><li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/get_busy#English" title="get busy">get busy</a></span></li><li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/I%27m_busy#English" title="I'm busy">I'm busy</a></span></li><li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/nonbusy#English" title="nonbusy">nonbusy</a></span></li><li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/semibusy#English" title="semibusy">semibusy</a></span></li><li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/superbusy#English" title="superbusy">superbusy</a></span></li><li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/the_line_is_busy#English" title="the line is busy">the line is busy</a></span></li><li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/underbusy#English" title="underbusy">underbusy</a></span></li><li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/Wheal_Busy#English" title="Wheal Busy">Wheal Busy</a></span></li></ul></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Translations">Translations</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=busy&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Translations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="NavFrame" id="Translations-crowded_with_business_or_activities"><div class="NavHead" style="text-align:left">crowded with business or activities</div><div class="NavContent"><table class="translations" role="presentation" data-gloss="crowded with business or activities"><tbody><tr><td class="translations-cell multicolumn-list" colspan="3"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r81584270">.mw-parser-output .translations{width:100%}.mw-parser-output .translations-cell{background-color:var(--wikt-palette-lightyellow,#FFFFe0);vertical-align:top;text-align:left}</style> <ul><li>Arabic: <span class="Arab" lang="ar"><a href="/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%BA%D9%88%D9%84#Arabic" title="مشغول">مَشْغُول</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="ar-Latn" class="tr Latn">mašḡūl</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Catalan: <span class="Latn" lang="ca"><a href="/wiki/ocupat#Catalan" title="ocupat">ocupat</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://ca.wiktionary.org/wiki/ocupat" class="extiw" title="ca:ocupat">(ca)</a></span></li> <li>Chinese: <dl><dd>Cantonese: <span class="Hani" lang="yue"><a href="/wiki/%E5%BF%99#Cantonese" title="忙">忙</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="yue-Latn" class="tr Latn">mong<sup>4</sup></span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, <span class="Hant" lang="yue"><a href="/wiki/%E5%94%94%E5%BE%97%E9%96%92#Cantonese" title="唔得閒">唔得閒</a></span><span class="Zsym mention" style="font-size:100%;"> / </span><span class="Hans" lang="yue"><a href="/wiki/%E5%94%94%E5%BE%97%E9%97%B2#Cantonese" title="唔得闲">唔得闲</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="yue-Latn" class="tr Latn">m<sup>4</sup> dak<sup>1</sup> haan<sup>4</sup></span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></dd> <dd>Eastern Min: <span class="Hani" lang="cdo"><a href="/wiki/%E5%BF%99#Eastern_Min" title="忙">忙</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="cdo-Latn" class="tr Latn">mòng</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></dd> <dd>Mandarin: <span class="Hani" lang="cmn"><a href="/wiki/%E5%BF%99#Mandarin" title="忙">忙</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://zh.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%BF%99" class="extiw" title="zh:忙">(zh)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="cmn-Latn" class="tr Latn">máng</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, <span class="Hani" lang="cmn"><a href="/wiki/%E7%B9%81%E5%BF%99#Mandarin" title="繁忙">繁忙</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://zh.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E7%B9%81%E5%BF%99" class="extiw" title="zh:繁忙">(zh)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="cmn-Latn" class="tr Latn">fánmáng</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></dd></dl></li> <li>Danish: <span class="Latn" lang="da"><a href="/w/index.php?title=bef%C3%A6rdet&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="befærdet (page does not exist)">befærdet</a></span></li> <li>Dutch: <span class="Latn" lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/druk#Dutch" title="druk">druk</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://nl.wiktionary.org/wiki/druk" class="extiw" title="nl:druk">(nl)</a></span></li> <li>Esperanto: <span class="Latn" lang="eo"><a href="/w/index.php?title=homplena&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="homplena (page does not exist)">homplena</a></span></li> <li>Finnish: <span class="Latn" lang="fi"><a href="/wiki/vilkas#Finnish" title="vilkas">vilkas</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://fi.wiktionary.org/wiki/vilkas" class="extiw" title="fi:vilkas">(fi)</a></span> <span class="ib-brac qualifier-brac">(</span><span class="ib-content qualifier-content">of traffic</span><span class="ib-brac qualifier-brac">)</span></li> <li>French: <span class="Latn" lang="fr"><a href="/wiki/occup%C3%A9#French" title="occupé">occupé</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/occup%C3%A9" class="extiw" title="fr:occupé">(fr)</a></span></li> <li>Galician: <span class="Latn" lang="gl"><a href="/wiki/ocupado#Galician" title="ocupado">ocupado</a></span> <span class="gender"><abbr title="masculine gender">m</abbr></span></li> <li>German: <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/besch%C3%A4ftigt#German" title="beschäftigt">beschäftigt</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/besch%C3%A4ftigt" class="extiw" title="de:beschäftigt">(de)</a></span></li> <li>Greek: <span class="Grek" lang="el"><a href="/wiki/%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%BB%CF%85%CF%83%CF%8D%CF%87%CE%BD%CE%B1%CF%83%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%82#Greek" title="πολυσύχναστος">πολυσύχναστος</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://el.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%BB%CF%85%CF%83%CF%8D%CF%87%CE%BD%CE%B1%CF%83%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%82" class="extiw" title="el:πολυσύχναστος">(el)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="el-Latn" class="tr Latn">polysýchnastos</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span> <dl><dd>Ancient: <span class="Polyt" lang="grc"><a href="/w/index.php?title=%E1%BC%84%CF%83%CF%87%CE%BF%CE%BB%CE%BF%CF%82&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="ἄσχολος (page does not exist)">ἄσχολος</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="grc-Latn" class="tr Latn">áskholos</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></dd></dl></li> <li>Hebrew: <span class="Hebr" lang="he"><a href="/wiki/%D7%A2%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%A1#Hebrew" title="עמוס">עָמוּס</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://he.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D7%A2%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%A1" class="extiw" title="he:עמוס">(he)</a></span> <span class="gender"><abbr title="masculine gender">m</abbr></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="he-Latn" class="tr Latn">'amús</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, <span class="Hebr" lang="he"><a href="/w/index.php?title=%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%90%D7%9F&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="סואן (page does not exist)">סוֹאֵן</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://he.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%90%D7%9F" class="extiw" title="he:סואן">(he)</a></span> <span class="gender"><abbr title="masculine gender">m</abbr></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="he-Latn" class="tr Latn">so'én</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span> <span class="ib-brac qualifier-brac">(</span><span class="ib-content qualifier-content">literally</span><span class="ib-brac qualifier-brac">)</span>, <span class="Hebr" lang="he"><a href="/wiki/%D7%94%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%94#Hebrew" title="הומה">הוֹמֶה</a></span> <span class="gender"><abbr title="masculine gender">m</abbr></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="he-Latn" class="tr Latn">homé</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span> <span class="ib-brac qualifier-brac">(</span><span class="ib-content qualifier-content">literally</span><span class="ib-brac qualifier-brac">)</span></li> <li>Hungarian: <span class="Latn" lang="hu"><a href="/wiki/forgalmas#Hungarian" title="forgalmas">forgalmas</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://hu.wiktionary.org/wiki/forgalmas" class="extiw" title="hu:forgalmas">(hu)</a></span>, <span class="ib-brac qualifier-brac">(</span><span class="ib-content qualifier-content">of traffic: “peak”</span><span class="ib-brac qualifier-brac">)</span> <span class="Latn" lang="hu"><a href="/wiki/cs%C3%BAcs#Hungarian" title="csúcs">csúcs-</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://hu.wiktionary.org/wiki/cs%C3%BAcs" class="extiw" title="hu:csúcs">(hu)</a></span></li> <li>Indonesian: <span class="Latn" lang="id"><a href="/wiki/sibuk#Indonesian" title="sibuk">sibuk</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://id.wiktionary.org/wiki/sibuk" class="extiw" title="id:sibuk">(id)</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="id"><a href="/wiki/ramai#Indonesian" title="ramai">ramai</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://id.wiktionary.org/wiki/ramai" class="extiw" title="id:ramai">(id)</a></span></li> <li>Irish: <span class="Latn" lang="ga"><a href="/wiki/broidi%C3%BAil#Irish" title="broidiúil">broidiúil</a></span></li> <li>Italian: <span class="Latn" lang="it"><a href="/wiki/indaffarato#Italian" title="indaffarato">indaffarato</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://it.wiktionary.org/wiki/indaffarato" class="extiw" title="it:indaffarato">(it)</a></span></li> <li>Japanese: <span class="Jpan" lang="ja"><a href="/wiki/%E7%B9%81%E8%8F%AF#Japanese" title="繁華">繁華</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://ja.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E7%B9%81%E8%8F%AF" class="extiw" title="ja:繁華">(ja)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span class="tr">はんか、hanka</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Latvian: <span class="Latn" lang="lv"><a href="/w/index.php?title=aiz%C5%86emts&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="aizņemts (page does not exist)">aizņemts</a></span></li> <li>Malay: <span class="Latn" lang="ms"><a href="/wiki/ramai#Malay" title="ramai">ramai</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://ms.wiktionary.org/wiki/ramai" class="extiw" title="ms:ramai">(ms)</a></span></li> <li>Maori: <span class="Latn" lang="mi"><a href="/w/index.php?title=toritori&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="toritori (page does not exist)">toritori</a></span></li> <li>Persian: <span class="Arab fa-Arab" lang="fa"><a href="/wiki/%D8%B4%D9%84%D9%88%D8%BA#Persian" title="شلوغ">شلوغ</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://fa.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D9%84%D9%88%D8%BA" class="extiw" title="fa:شلوغ">(fa)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="fa-Latn" class="tr Latn">šoluğ</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Plautdietsch: <span class="Latn" lang="pdt"><a href="/wiki/drock#Plautdietsch" title="drock">drock</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="pdt"><a href="/wiki/beschafticht#Plautdietsch" title="beschafticht">beschafticht</a></span></li> <li>Scots: <span class="Latn" lang="sco"><a href="/wiki/thrang#Scots" title="thrang">thrang</a></span></li> <li>Scottish Gaelic: <span class="Latn" lang="gd"><a href="/wiki/trang#Scottish_Gaelic" title="trang">trang</a></span></li> <li>Slovak: <span class="Latn" lang="sk"><a href="/wiki/ru%C5%A1n%C3%BD#Slovak" title="rušný">rušný</a></span></li> <li>Spanish: <span class="Latn" lang="es"><a href="/wiki/ocupado#Spanish" title="ocupado">ocupado</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://es.wiktionary.org/wiki/ocupado" class="extiw" title="es:ocupado">(es)</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="es"><a href="/wiki/concurrido#Spanish" title="concurrido">concurrido</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://es.wiktionary.org/wiki/concurrido" class="extiw" title="es:concurrido">(es)</a></span></li> <li>Swedish: <span class="Latn" lang="sv"><a href="/wiki/livlig#Swedish" title="livlig">livlig</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://sv.wiktionary.org/wiki/livlig" class="extiw" title="sv:livlig">(sv)</a></span>, <span class="mention-gloss-paren">(</span><span class="mention-gloss">traffic</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren">)</span> <span class="Latn" lang="sv"><a href="/wiki/livligt#Swedish" title="livligt">livligt</a> <a href="/wiki/trafikerad#Swedish" title="trafikerad">trafikerad</a></span></li> <li>Welsh: <span class="Latn" lang="cy"><a href="/wiki/prysur#Welsh" title="prysur">prysur</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://cy.wiktionary.org/wiki/prysur" class="extiw" title="cy:prysur">(cy)</a></span></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></div> <div class="NavFrame" id="Translations-doing_a_great_deal"><div class="NavHead" style="text-align:left">doing a great deal</div><div class="NavContent"><table class="translations" role="presentation" data-gloss="doing a great deal"><tbody><tr><td class="translations-cell multicolumn-list" colspan="3"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r81584270" /> <ul><li>Afrikaans: <span class="Latn" lang="af"><a href="/wiki/besig#Afrikaans" title="besig">besig</a></span></li> <li>Albanian: <span class="Latn" lang="sq"><a href="/wiki/z%C3%ABn%C3%AB#Albanian" title="zënë">zënë</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://sq.wiktionary.org/wiki/z%C3%ABn%C3%AB" class="extiw" title="sq:zënë">(sq)</a></span></li> <li>American Sign Language: <span class="None" lang="ase"><a href="/wiki/B@RadialWrist-PalmForward-OpenB@CenterChesthigh-PalmDown_Sidetoside#American_Sign_Language" title="B@RadialWrist-PalmForward-OpenB@CenterChesthigh-PalmDown Sidetoside">B@RadialWrist-PalmForward-OpenB@CenterChesthigh-PalmDown Sidetoside</a></span></li> <li>Arabic: <span class="Arab" lang="ar"><a href="/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%BA%D9%88%D9%84#Arabic" title="مشغول">مَشْغُول</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="ar-Latn" class="tr Latn">mašḡūl</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span> <dl><dd>Egyptian Arabic: <span class="Arab" lang="arz"><a href="/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%BA%D9%88%D9%84#Egyptian_Arabic" title="مشغول">مشغول</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="arz-Latn" class="tr Latn">mašḡūl</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></dd></dl></li> <li>Armenian: <span class="Armn" lang="hy"><a href="/w/index.php?title=%D5%A6%D5%A2%D5%A1%D5%B2%D5%BE%D5%A1%D5%AE&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="զբաղված (page does not exist)">զբաղված</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://hy.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D5%A6%D5%A2%D5%A1%D5%B2%D5%BE%D5%A1%D5%AE" class="extiw" title="hy:զբաղված">(hy)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="hy-Latn" class="tr Latn">zbaġvac</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Azerbaijani: <span class="Latn" lang="az"><a href="/wiki/m%C9%99%C5%9F%C4%9Ful#Azerbaijani" title="məşğul">məşğul</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://az.wiktionary.org/wiki/m%C9%99%C5%9F%C4%9Ful" class="extiw" title="az:məşğul">(az)</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="az"><a href="/w/index.php?title=%C9%99lind%C9%99_i%C5%9F_olmaq&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="əlində iş olmaq (page does not exist)">əlində iş olan</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="az"><a href="/w/index.php?title=ba%C5%9F%C4%B1qar%C4%B1%C5%9F%C4%B1q&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="başıqarışıq (page does not exist)">başıqarışıq</a></span></li> <li>Bashkir: <span class="Cyrl" lang="ba"><a href="/wiki/%D0%BC%D3%99%D1%88%D2%93%D2%AF%D0%BB#Bashkir" title="мәшғүл">мәшғүл</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="ba-Latn" class="tr Latn">məşğül</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Belarusian: <span class="Cyrl" lang="be"><a href="/wiki/%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%8F%D1%82%D1%8B#Belarusian" title="заняты">за́няты</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="be-Latn" class="tr Latn">zánjaty</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Bengali: <span class="Beng" lang="bn"><a href="/wiki/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2#Bengali" title="মশগুল">মশগুল</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://bn.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2" class="extiw" title="bn:মশগুল">(bn)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="bn-Latn" class="tr Latn">mośgul</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Bulgarian: <span class="Cyrl" lang="bg"><a href="/w/index.php?title=%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%B5%D0%BD&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="деен (page does not exist)">деен</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://bg.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%B5%D0%BD" class="extiw" title="bg:деен">(bg)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="bg-Latn" class="tr Latn">deen</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, <span class="Cyrl" lang="bg"><a href="/wiki/%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%B5%D1%82#Bulgarian" title="зает">за́ет</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://bg.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%B5%D1%82" class="extiw" title="bg:зает">(bg)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="bg-Latn" class="tr Latn">záet</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Catalan: <span class="Latn" lang="ca"><a href="/wiki/ocupat#Catalan" title="ocupat">ocupat</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://ca.wiktionary.org/wiki/ocupat" class="extiw" title="ca:ocupat">(ca)</a></span></li> <li>Chinese: <dl><dd>Cantonese: <span class="Hani" lang="yue"><a href="/wiki/%E5%BF%99#Cantonese" title="忙">忙</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="yue-Latn" class="tr Latn">mong<sup>4</sup></span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, <span class="Hant" lang="yue"><a href="/wiki/%E5%94%94%E5%BE%97%E9%96%92#Cantonese" title="唔得閒">唔得閒</a></span><span class="Zsym mention" style="font-size:100%;"> / </span><span class="Hans" lang="yue"><a href="/wiki/%E5%94%94%E5%BE%97%E9%97%B2#Cantonese" title="唔得闲">唔得闲</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="yue-Latn" class="tr Latn">m<sup>4</sup> dak<sup>1</sup> haan<sup>4</sup></span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></dd> <dd>Eastern Min: <span class="Hani" lang="cdo"><a href="/wiki/%E5%BF%99#Eastern_Min" title="忙">忙</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="cdo-Latn" class="tr Latn">mòng</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></dd> <dd>Mandarin: <span class="Hani" lang="cmn"><a href="/wiki/%E5%BF%99#Mandarin" title="忙">忙</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://zh.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%BF%99" class="extiw" title="zh:忙">(zh)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="cmn-Latn" class="tr Latn">máng</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, <span class="Hani" lang="cmn"><a href="/wiki/%E7%B9%81%E5%BF%99#Mandarin" title="繁忙">繁忙</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://zh.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E7%B9%81%E5%BF%99" class="extiw" title="zh:繁忙">(zh)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="cmn-Latn" class="tr Latn">fánmáng</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></dd></dl></li> <li>Czech: <span class="Latn" lang="cs"><a href="/wiki/zam%C4%9Bstnan%C3%BD#Czech" title="zaměstnaný">zaměstnaný</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://cs.wiktionary.org/wiki/zam%C4%9Bstnan%C3%BD" class="extiw" title="cs:zaměstnaný">(cs)</a></span> <span class="gender"><abbr title="masculine gender">m</abbr></span>, <span class="ib-brac qualifier-brac">(</span><span class="ib-content qualifier-content">of person</span><span class="ib-brac qualifier-brac">)</span> <span class="Latn" lang="cs"><a href="/wiki/zanepr%C3%A1zd%C4%9Bn%C3%BD#Czech" title="zaneprázděný">zaneprázděný</a></span> <span class="gender"><abbr title="masculine gender">m</abbr></span></li> <li>Danish: <span class="Latn" lang="da"><a href="/wiki/travl#Danish" title="travl">travl</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://da.wiktionary.org/wiki/travl" class="extiw" title="da:travl">(da)</a></span></li> <li>Dutch: <span class="Latn" lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/bezig#Dutch" title="bezig">bezig</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://nl.wiktionary.org/wiki/bezig" class="extiw" title="nl:bezig">(nl)</a></span></li> <li>Esperanto: <span class="Latn" lang="eo"><a href="/wiki/okupata#Esperanto" title="okupata">okupata</a></span></li> <li>Estonian: <span class="Latn" lang="et"><a href="/wiki/toimekas#Estonian" title="toimekas">toimekas</a></span></li> <li>Finnish: <span class="Latn" lang="fi"><a href="/wiki/kiireinen#Finnish" title="kiireinen">kiireinen</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://fi.wiktionary.org/wiki/kiireinen" class="extiw" title="fi:kiireinen">(fi)</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="fi"><a href="/wiki/ty%C3%B6nt%C3%A4yteinen#Finnish" title="työntäyteinen">työntäyteinen</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://fi.wiktionary.org/wiki/ty%C3%B6nt%C3%A4yteinen" class="extiw" title="fi:työntäyteinen">(fi)</a></span></li> <li>French: <span class="Latn" lang="fr"><a href="/wiki/occup%C3%A9#French" title="occupé">occupé</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/occup%C3%A9" class="extiw" title="fr:occupé">(fr)</a></span></li> <li>Galician: <span class="Latn" lang="gl"><a href="/wiki/trang#Galician" title="trang">trang</a></span></li> <li>Georgian: <span class="Geor" lang="ka"><a href="/wiki/%E1%83%93%E1%83%90%E1%83%99%E1%83%90%E1%83%95%E1%83%94%E1%83%91%E1%83%A3%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98#Georgian" title="დაკავებული">დაკავებული</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="ka-Latn" class="tr Latn">daḳavebuli</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>German: <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/besch%C3%A4ftigt#German" title="beschäftigt">beschäftigt</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/besch%C3%A4ftigt" class="extiw" title="de:beschäftigt">(de)</a></span></li> <li>Greek: <span class="Grek" lang="el"><a href="/wiki/%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%BB%CF%85%CE%AC%CF%83%CF%87%CE%BF%CE%BB%CE%BF%CF%82#Greek" title="πολυάσχολος">πολυάσχολος</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://el.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%BB%CF%85%CE%AC%CF%83%CF%87%CE%BF%CE%BB%CE%BF%CF%82" class="extiw" title="el:πολυάσχολος">(el)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="el-Latn" class="tr Latn">polyáscholos</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span> <dl><dd>Ancient: <span class="Polyt" lang="grc"><a href="/w/index.php?title=%E1%BC%84%CF%83%CF%87%CE%BF%CE%BB%CE%BF%CF%82&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="ἄσχολος (page does not exist)">ἄσχολος</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="grc-Latn" class="tr Latn">áskholos</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></dd></dl></li> <li>Hawaiian: <span class="Latn" lang="haw"><a href="/w/index.php?title=pa%CA%BBahana&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="paʻahana (page does not exist)">paʻahana</a></span></li> <li>Hebrew: <span class="Hebr" lang="he"><a href="/wiki/%D7%A2%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%A7#Hebrew" title="עסוק">עָסוּק</a></span> <span class="gender"><abbr title="masculine gender">m</abbr></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="he-Latn" class="tr Latn">'asúq</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, <span class="Hebr" lang="he"><a href="/w/index.php?title=%D7%A2%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%A7%D7%94&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="עסוקה (page does not exist)">עסוקה</a></span> <span class="gender"><abbr title="feminine gender">f</abbr></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="he-Latn" class="tr Latn">'asuqa</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Hindi: <span class="Deva" lang="hi"><a href="/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4#Hindi" title="व्यस्त">व्यस्त</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://hi.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4" class="extiw" title="hi:व्यस्त">(hi)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="hi-Latn" class="tr Latn">vyast</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, <span class="Deva" lang="hi"><a href="/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%BC#Hindi" title="मसरूफ़">मसरूफ़</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="hi-Latn" class="tr Latn">masrūf</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, <span class="Deva" lang="hi"><a href="/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BC%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B2#Hindi" title="मशग़ूल">मशग़ूल</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="hi-Latn" class="tr Latn">maśġūl</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Hungarian: <span class="Latn" lang="hu"><a href="/w/index.php?title=dolgos&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="dolgos (page does not exist)">dolgos</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://hu.wiktionary.org/wiki/dolgos" class="extiw" title="hu:dolgos">(hu)</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="hu"><a href="/wiki/tev%C3%A9keny#Hungarian" title="tevékeny">tevékeny</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://hu.wiktionary.org/wiki/tev%C3%A9keny" class="extiw" title="hu:tevékeny">(hu)</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="hu"><a href="/wiki/szorgalmas#Hungarian" title="szorgalmas">szorgalmas</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://hu.wiktionary.org/wiki/szorgalmas" class="extiw" title="hu:szorgalmas">(hu)</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="hu"><a href="/w/index.php?title=ser%C3%A9ny&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="serény (page does not exist)">serény</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://hu.wiktionary.org/wiki/ser%C3%A9ny" class="extiw" title="hu:serény">(hu)</a></span></li> <li>Icelandic: <span class="Latn" lang="is"><a href="/wiki/upptekinn#Icelandic" title="upptekinn">upptekinn</a></span></li> <li>Ido: <span class="Latn" lang="io"><a href="/wiki/okupata#Ido" title="okupata">okupata</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://io.wiktionary.org/wiki/okupata" class="extiw" title="io:okupata">(io)</a></span></li> <li>Indonesian: <span class="Latn" lang="id"><a href="/wiki/sibuk#Indonesian" title="sibuk">sibuk</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://id.wiktionary.org/wiki/sibuk" class="extiw" title="id:sibuk">(id)</a></span></li> <li>Irish: <span class="Latn" lang="ga"><a href="/wiki/gn%C3%B3thach#Irish" title="gnóthach">gnóthach</a></span></li> <li>Italian: <span class="Latn" lang="it"><a href="/wiki/occupato#Italian" title="occupato">occupato</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://it.wiktionary.org/wiki/occupato" class="extiw" title="it:occupato">(it)</a></span></li> <li>Japanese: <span class="Jpan" lang="ja"><a href="/wiki/%E5%BF%99%E3%81%97%E3%81%84#Japanese" title="忙しい">忙しい</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://ja.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%BF%99%E3%81%97%E3%81%84" class="extiw" title="ja:忙しい">(ja)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span class="tr">いそがしい, isogashii</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, <span class="ib-brac qualifier-brac">(</span><span class="ib-content qualifier-content">in the middle of something</span><span class="ib-brac qualifier-brac">)</span> <span class="Jpan" lang="ja"><a href="/w/index.php?title=%E4%BD%BF%E7%94%A8%E4%B8%AD&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="使用中 (page does not exist)">使用中</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span class="tr">しようちゅう, shiyō-chū</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Khmer: <span class="Khmr" lang="km"><a href="/wiki/%E1%9E%9A%E1%9E%9C%E1%9E%B8%E1%9E%9A%E1%9E%9C%E1%9E%9B%E1%9F%8B#Khmer" title="រវីរវល់">រវីរវល់</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="km-Latn" class="tr Latn">rɔvʊəl</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Korean: <span class="Kore" lang="ko"><a href="/w/index.php?title=%EB%B0%94%EC%81%9C&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="바쁜 (page does not exist)">바쁜</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="ko-Latn" class="tr Latn">bappeun</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, <span class="Kore" lang="ko"><a href="/wiki/%EB%B0%94%EC%81%98%EB%8B%A4#Korean" title="바쁘다">바쁘다</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://ko.wiktionary.org/wiki/%EB%B0%94%EC%81%98%EB%8B%A4" class="extiw" title="ko:바쁘다">(ko)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="ko-Latn" class="tr Latn">bappeuda</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span> <span class="ib-brac qualifier-brac">(</span><span class="ib-content qualifier-content">predicative</span><span class="ib-brac qualifier-brac">)</span></li> <li>Kumyk: <span class="Cyrl" lang="kum"><a href="/wiki/%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%88%D0%B3%D1%8A%D1%83%D0%BB#Kumyk" title="машгъул">машгъул</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="kum-Latn" class="tr Latn">maşğul</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Lao: <span class="Laoo" lang="lo"><a href="/wiki/%E0%BA%84%E0%BA%B2%E0%BA%A7%E0%BA%BD%E0%BA%81#Lao" title="ຄາວຽກ">ຄາວຽກ</a></span>, <span class="Laoo" lang="lo"><a href="/w/index.php?title=%E0%BA%AB%E0%BA%8D%E0%BA%B8%E0%BB%89%E0%BA%87&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="ຫຍຸ້ງ (page does not exist)">ຫຍຸ້ງ</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="lo-Latn" class="tr Latn">nyung</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Latin: <span class="Latn" lang="la"><a href="/wiki/occupatus#Latin" title="occupatus">occupātus</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="la"><a href="/wiki/operosus#Latin" title="operosus">operosus</a></span> <span class="gender"><abbr title="masculine gender">m</abbr></span></li> <li>Latvian: <span class="Latn" lang="lv"><a href="/wiki/nodarbin%C4%81ts#Latvian" title="nodarbināts">nodarbināts</a></span></li> <li>Lithuanian: <span class="Latn" lang="lt"><a href="/w/index.php?title=u%C5%BEsi%C4%97musiam&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="užsiėmusiam (page does not exist)">užsiėmusiam</a></span></li> <li>Macedonian: <span class="Cyrl" lang="mk"><a href="/wiki/%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%84%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BD#Macedonian" title="зафатен">зафатен</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="mk-Latn" class="tr Latn">zafaten</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Malay: <span class="Latn" lang="ms"><a href="/wiki/sibuk#Malay" title="sibuk">sibuk</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://ms.wiktionary.org/wiki/sibuk" class="extiw" title="ms:sibuk">(ms)</a></span></li> <li>Maori: <span class="Latn" lang="mi"><a href="/w/index.php?title=toritori&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="toritori (page does not exist)">toritori</a></span></li> <li>Mongolian: <span class="Cyrl" lang="mn"><a href="/wiki/%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B3%D2%AF%D0%B9#Mongolian" title="завгүй">завгүй</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://mn.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B3%D2%AF%D0%B9" class="extiw" title="mn:завгүй">(mn)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="mn-Latn" class="tr Latn">zavgüj</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Norman: <span class="Latn" lang="nrf"><a href="/wiki/embarrassa%C3%AF#Norman" title="embarrassaï">embarrassaï</a></span> <span class="ib-brac qualifier-brac">(</span><span class="ib-content qualifier-content">Guernsey</span><span class="ib-brac qualifier-brac">)</span></li> <li>Norwegian: <span class="Latn" lang="no"><a href="/wiki/travel#Norwegian" title="travel">travel</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://no.wiktionary.org/wiki/travel" class="extiw" title="no:travel">(no)</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="no"><a href="/wiki/opptatt#Norwegian" title="opptatt">opptatt</a></span></li> <li>Occitan: <span class="Latn" lang="oc"><a href="/wiki/ocupat#Occitan" title="ocupat">ocupat</a></span></li> <li>Old English: <span class="Latn" lang="ang"><a href="/wiki/bisig#Old_English" title="bisig">bisiġ</a></span></li> <li>Papiamentu: <span class="Latn" lang="pap"><a href="/wiki/okup%C3%A1#Papiamentu" title="okupá">okupá</a></span></li> <li>Pashto: <span class="Arab ps-Arab" lang="ps"><a href="/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%AE%D8%AA#Pashto" title="بوخت">بوخت</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://ps.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%AE%D8%AA" class="extiw" title="ps:بوخت">(ps)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="ps-Latn" class="tr Latn">buxt</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, <span class="Arab ps-Arab" lang="ps"><a href="/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%AA%D9%87#Pashto" title="اخته">اخته</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://ps.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%AA%D9%87" class="extiw" title="ps:اخته">(ps)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="ps-Latn" class="tr Latn">axta</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Persian: <span class="Arab fa-Arab" lang="fa"><a href="/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%BA%D9%88%D9%84#Persian" title="مشغول">مشغول</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://fa.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%BA%D9%88%D9%84" class="extiw" title="fa:مشغول">(fa)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="fa-Latn" class="tr Latn">mašğul</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Plautdietsch: <span class="Latn" lang="pdt"><a href="/wiki/drock#Plautdietsch" title="drock">drock</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="pdt"><a href="/wiki/beschafticht#Plautdietsch" title="beschafticht">beschafticht</a></span></li> <li>Polish: <span class="Latn" lang="pl"><a href="/wiki/zaj%C4%99ty#Polish" title="zajęty">zajęty</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://pl.wiktionary.org/wiki/zaj%C4%99ty" class="extiw" title="pl:zajęty">(pl)</a></span></li> <li>Portuguese: <span class="Latn" lang="pt"><a href="/wiki/ocupado#Portuguese" title="ocupado">ocupado</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://pt.wiktionary.org/wiki/ocupado" class="extiw" title="pt:ocupado">(pt)</a></span></li> <li>Romanian: <span class="Latn" lang="ro"><a href="/wiki/harnic#Romanian" title="harnic">harnic</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://ro.wiktionary.org/wiki/harnic" class="extiw" title="ro:harnic">(ro)</a></span></li> <li>Russian: <span class="Cyrl" lang="ru"><a href="/wiki/%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%8F%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B9#Russian" title="занятой">занято́й</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://ru.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%8F%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B9" class="extiw" title="ru:занятой">(ru)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="ru-Latn" class="tr Latn">zanjatój</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, <span class="Cyrl" lang="ru"><a href="/wiki/%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%8F%D1%82%D1%8B%D0%B9#Russian" title="занятый">за́нятый</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://ru.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%8F%D1%82%D1%8B%D0%B9" class="extiw" title="ru:занятый">(ru)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="ru-Latn" class="tr Latn">zánjatyj</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, <span class="Cyrl" lang="ru"><a href="/wiki/%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%8F%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9#Russian" title="деятельный">де́ятельный</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://ru.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%8F%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9" class="extiw" title="ru:деятельный">(ru)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="ru-Latn" class="tr Latn">déjatelʹnyj</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span> <span class="ib-brac qualifier-brac">(</span><span class="ib-content qualifier-content">active</span><span class="ib-brac qualifier-brac">)</span></li> <li>Scots: <span class="Latn" lang="sco"><a href="/wiki/thrang#Scots" title="thrang">thrang</a></span></li> <li>Scottish Gaelic: <span class="Latn" lang="gd"><a href="/wiki/trang#Scottish_Gaelic" title="trang">trang</a></span></li> <li>Serbo-Croatian: <dl><dd>Cyrillic: <span class="Cyrl" lang="sh"><a href="/w/index.php?title=%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="прометан (page does not exist)">прометан</a></span>, <span class="Cyrl" lang="sh"><a href="/wiki/%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%99%D0%B8%D0%B2#Serbo-Croatian" title="наметљив">наметљив</a></span></dd> <dd>Roman: <span class="Latn" lang="sh"><a href="/wiki/prometan#Serbo-Croatian" title="prometan">prometan</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://sh.wiktionary.org/wiki/prometan" class="extiw" title="sh:prometan">(sh)</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="sh"><a href="/wiki/nametljiv#Serbo-Croatian" title="nametljiv">nametljiv</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://sh.wiktionary.org/wiki/nametljiv" class="extiw" title="sh:nametljiv">(sh)</a></span></dd></dl></li> <li>Slovak: <span class="Latn" lang="sk"><a href="/wiki/%C4%8Dinn%C3%BD#Slovak" title="činný">činný</a></span></li> <li>Slovene: <span class="Latn" lang="sl"><a href="/wiki/zaposlen#Slovene" title="zaposlen">zaposlen</a></span></li> <li>Spanish: <span class="Latn" lang="es"><a href="/wiki/ocupado#Spanish" title="ocupado">ocupado</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://es.wiktionary.org/wiki/ocupado" class="extiw" title="es:ocupado">(es)</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="es">hasta las <a href="/wiki/mano#Spanish" title="mano">manos</a> / <a href="/wiki/guacha#Spanish" title="guacha">guachas</a></span> <span class="ib-brac qualifier-brac">(</span><span class="ib-content qualifier-content">very busy</span><span class="ib-brac qualifier-brac">)</span>, <span class="Latn" lang="es">hasta la <a href="/wiki/huacha#Spanish" title="huacha">huacha</a> / guacha</span></li> <li>Swahili: <span class="Latn" lang="sw"><a href="/wiki/bizi#Swahili" title="bizi">bizi</a></span></li> <li>Swedish: <span class="Latn" lang="sv"><a href="/wiki/upptagen#Swedish" title="upptagen">upptagen</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://sv.wiktionary.org/wiki/upptagen" class="extiw" title="sv:upptagen">(sv)</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="sv"><a href="/wiki/j%C3%A4ktig#Swedish" title="jäktig">jäktig</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://sv.wiktionary.org/wiki/j%C3%A4ktig" class="extiw" title="sv:jäktig">(sv)</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="sv"><a href="/wiki/flitig#Swedish" title="flitig">flitig</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://sv.wiktionary.org/wiki/flitig" class="extiw" title="sv:flitig">(sv)</a></span></li> <li>Tagalog: <span class="Latn" lang="tl"><a href="/wiki/okupado#Tagalog" title="okupado">okupado</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://tl.wiktionary.org/wiki/okupado" class="extiw" title="tl:okupado">(tl)</a></span></li> <li>Tatar: <span class="Cyrl" lang="tt"><a href="/wiki/%D0%BC%D3%99%D1%88%D0%B3%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%8C#Tatar" title="мәшгуль">мәшгуль</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="tt-Latn" class="tr Latn">mäşgul’</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Thai: <span class="Thai" lang="th"><a href="/wiki/%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%B8%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%87#Thai" title="ยุ่ง">ยุ่ง</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://th.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%B8%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%87" class="extiw" title="th:ยุ่ง">(th)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="th-Latn" class="tr Latn">yûng</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Turkish: <span class="Latn" lang="tr"><a href="/wiki/me%C5%9Fgul#Turkish" title="meşgul">meşgul</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://tr.wiktionary.org/wiki/me%C5%9Fgul" class="extiw" title="tr:meşgul">(tr)</a></span></li> <li>Turkmen: <span class="Latn" lang="tk"><a href="/wiki/me%C5%9Fgul#Turkmen" title="meşgul">meşgul</a></span></li> <li>Ukrainian: <span class="Cyrl" lang="uk"><a href="/wiki/%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BD%D1%8F%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B9#Ukrainian" title="зайнятий">за́йнятий</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="uk-Latn" class="tr Latn">zájnjatyj</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Urdu: <span class="Arab ur-Arab" lang="ur"><a href="/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%81#Urdu" title="مصروف">مصروف</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="ur-Latn" class="tr Latn">masrūf</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, <span class="Arab ur-Arab" lang="ur"><a href="/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%BA%D9%88%D9%84#Urdu" title="مشغول">مشغول</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="ur-Latn" class="tr Latn">maśġūl</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Uyghur: <span class="Arab ug-Arab" lang="ug"><a href="/wiki/%D9%85%DB%95%D8%B4%D8%BA%DB%87%D9%84#Uyghur" title="مەشغۇل">مەشغۇل</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="ug-Latn" class="tr Latn">meshghul</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, <span class="Arab ug-Arab" lang="ug"><a href="/wiki/%D8%A6%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%89%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B4#Uyghur" title="ئالدىراش">ئالدىراش</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="ug-Latn" class="tr Latn">aldirash</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Uzbek: <span class="Latn" lang="uz"><a href="/wiki/mashg%CA%BBul#Uzbek" title="mashgʻul">mashgʻul</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://uz.wiktionary.org/wiki/mashg%CA%BBul" class="extiw" title="uz:mashgʻul">(uz)</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="uz"><a href="/wiki/band#Uzbek" title="band">band</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://uz.wiktionary.org/wiki/band" class="extiw" title="uz:band">(uz)</a></span></li> <li>Vietnamese: <span class="Latn" lang="vi"><a href="/wiki/b%E1%BA%ADn#Vietnamese" title="bận">bận</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://vi.wiktionary.org/wiki/b%E1%BA%ADn" class="extiw" title="vi:bận">(vi)</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="vi"><a href="/wiki/b%E1%BA%ADn_r%E1%BB%99n#Vietnamese" title="bận rộn">bận rộn</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://vi.wiktionary.org/wiki/b%E1%BA%ADn_r%E1%BB%99n" class="extiw" title="vi:bận rộn">(vi)</a></span></li> <li>Welsh: <span class="Latn" lang="cy"><a href="/wiki/prysur#Welsh" title="prysur">prysur</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://cy.wiktionary.org/wiki/prysur" class="extiw" title="cy:prysur">(cy)</a></span></li> <li>West Frisian: <span class="Latn" lang="fy"><a href="/wiki/beset#West_Frisian" title="beset">beset</a></span></li> <li>Yiddish: <span class="Hebr" lang="yi"><a href="/wiki/%D7%A4%D6%BF%D7%90%D6%B7%D7%A8%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%A2%D7%9F#Yiddish" title="פֿאַרנומען">פֿאַרנומען</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="yi-Latn" class="tr Latn">farnumen</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></div> <div class="NavFrame" id="Translations-engaged"><div class="NavHead" style="text-align:left">engaged</div><div class="NavContent"><table class="translations" role="presentation" data-gloss="engaged"><tbody><tr><td class="translations-cell multicolumn-list" colspan="3"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r81584270" /> <ul><li>Breton: <span class="Latn" lang="br"><a href="/w/index.php?title=oberiant&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="oberiant (page does not exist)">oberiant</a></span></li> <li>Bulgarian: <span class="Cyrl" lang="bg"><a href="/wiki/%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%B5%D1%82#Bulgarian" title="зает">зает</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://bg.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%B5%D1%82" class="extiw" title="bg:зает">(bg)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="bg-Latn" class="tr Latn">zaet</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Dutch: <span class="Latn" lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/bezig#Dutch" title="bezig">bezig</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://nl.wiktionary.org/wiki/bezig" class="extiw" title="nl:bezig">(nl)</a></span></li> <li>Finnish: <span class="Latn" lang="fi"><a href="/wiki/varattu#Finnish" title="varattu">varattu</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://fi.wiktionary.org/wiki/varattu" class="extiw" title="fi:varattu">(fi)</a></span></li> <li>French: <span class="Latn" lang="fr"><a href="/wiki/occup%C3%A9#French" title="occupé">occupé</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/occup%C3%A9" class="extiw" title="fr:occupé">(fr)</a></span></li> <li>Galician: <span class="Latn" lang="gl"><a href="/wiki/ocupado#Galician" title="ocupado">ocupado</a></span> <span class="gender"><abbr title="masculine gender">m</abbr></span></li> <li>Georgian: <span class="Geor" lang="ka"><a href="/wiki/%E1%83%93%E1%83%90%E1%83%99%E1%83%90%E1%83%95%E1%83%94%E1%83%91%E1%83%A3%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98#Georgian" title="დაკავებული">დაკავებული</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="ka-Latn" class="tr Latn">daḳavebuli</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>German: <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/besetzt#German" title="besetzt">besetzt</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/besetzt" class="extiw" title="de:besetzt">(de)</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/besch%C3%A4ftigt#German" title="beschäftigt">beschäftigt</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/besch%C3%A4ftigt" class="extiw" title="de:beschäftigt">(de)</a></span></li> <li>Greek: <dl><dd>Ancient Greek: <span class="Polyt" lang="grc"><a href="/wiki/%E1%BC%90%CE%BD%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%B3%CF%8C%CF%82#Ancient_Greek" title="ἐνεργός">ἐνεργός</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="grc-Latn" class="tr Latn">energós</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></dd></dl></li> <li>Hebrew: <span class="Hebr" lang="he"><a href="/wiki/%D7%A2%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%A7#Hebrew" title="עסוק">עסוק</a></span></li> <li>Hungarian: <span class="Latn" lang="hu"><a href="/wiki/elfoglalt#Hungarian" title="elfoglalt">elfoglalt</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://hu.wiktionary.org/wiki/elfoglalt" class="extiw" title="hu:elfoglalt">(hu)</a></span>, <span class="ib-brac qualifier-brac">(</span><span class="ib-content qualifier-content">e.g. line</span><span class="ib-brac qualifier-brac">)</span> <span class="Latn" lang="hu"><a href="/wiki/foglalt#Hungarian" title="foglalt">foglalt</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://hu.wiktionary.org/wiki/foglalt" class="extiw" title="hu:foglalt">(hu)</a></span>, <span class="ib-brac qualifier-brac">(</span><span class="ib-content qualifier-content">person</span><span class="ib-brac qualifier-brac">)</span> <span class="Latn" lang="hu"><a href="/wiki/dolga#Hungarian" title="dolga">dolga</a> <a href="/wiki/van#Hungarian" title="van">van</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span>literally <span class="mention-gloss-double-quote">“</span><span class="mention-gloss">has business</span><span class="mention-gloss-double-quote">”</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Italian: <span class="Latn" lang="it"><a href="/wiki/occupato#Italian" title="occupato">occupato</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://it.wiktionary.org/wiki/occupato" class="extiw" title="it:occupato">(it)</a></span> <span class="gender"><abbr title="masculine gender">m</abbr></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="it"><a href="/wiki/impegnato#Italian" title="impegnato">impegnato</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://it.wiktionary.org/wiki/impegnato" class="extiw" title="it:impegnato">(it)</a></span></li> <li>Korean: <span class="trreq" data-lang="ko"><i>please add this translation if you can</i></span></li> <li>Latin: <span class="Latn" lang="la"><a href="/wiki/occupatus#Latin" title="occupatus">occupatus</a></span> <span class="gender"><abbr title="masculine gender">m</abbr></span></li> <li>Maori: <span class="Latn" lang="mi"><a href="/w/index.php?title=t%C4%81uteute&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="tāuteute (page does not exist)">tāuteute</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="mi"><a href="/w/index.php?title=korew%C4%81tea&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="korewātea (page does not exist)">korewātea</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="mi"><a href="/w/index.php?title=arok%C4%93&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="arokē (page does not exist)">arokē</a></span></li> <li>Norman: <span class="Latn" lang="nrf"><a href="/wiki/embarrassa%C3%AF#Norman" title="embarrassaï">embarrassaï</a></span></li> <li>Norwegian: <span class="Latn" lang="no"><a href="/wiki/opptatt#Norwegian" title="opptatt">opptatt</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="no"><a href="/wiki/travel#Norwegian" title="travel">travel</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://no.wiktionary.org/wiki/travel" class="extiw" title="no:travel">(no)</a></span></li> <li>Pashto: <span class="Arab ps-Arab" lang="ps"><a href="/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%AE%D8%AA#Pashto" title="بوخت">بوخت</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://ps.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%AE%D8%AA" class="extiw" title="ps:بوخت">(ps)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="ps-Latn" class="tr Latn">buxt</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, <span class="Arab ps-Arab" lang="ps"><a href="/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%AA%D9%87#Pashto" title="اخته">اخته</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://ps.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%AA%D9%87" class="extiw" title="ps:اخته">(ps)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="ps-Latn" class="tr Latn">axta</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Polish: <span class="Latn" lang="pl"><a href="/wiki/zaj%C4%99ty#Polish" title="zajęty">zajęty</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://pl.wiktionary.org/wiki/zaj%C4%99ty" class="extiw" title="pl:zajęty">(pl)</a></span></li> <li>Portuguese: <span class="Latn" lang="pt"><a href="/wiki/ocupado#Portuguese" title="ocupado">ocupado</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://pt.wiktionary.org/wiki/ocupado" class="extiw" title="pt:ocupado">(pt)</a></span></li> <li>Russian: <span class="Cyrl" lang="ru"><a href="/wiki/%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%8F%D1%82%D1%8B%D0%B9#Russian" title="занятый">за́нятый</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://ru.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%8F%D1%82%D1%8B%D0%B9" class="extiw" title="ru:занятый">(ru)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="ru-Latn" class="tr Latn">zánjatyj</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Slovak: <span class="Latn" lang="sk"><a href="/w/index.php?title=zanepr%C3%A1zdnen%C3%BD&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="zaneprázdnený (page does not exist)">zaneprázdnený</a></span></li> <li>Spanish: <span class="Latn" lang="es"><a href="/wiki/ocupado#Spanish" title="ocupado">ocupado</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://es.wiktionary.org/wiki/ocupado" class="extiw" title="es:ocupado">(es)</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="es"><a href="/wiki/atareado#Spanish" title="atareado">atareado</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://es.wiktionary.org/wiki/atareado" class="extiw" title="es:atareado">(es)</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="es"><a href="/wiki/ajetreado#Spanish" title="ajetreado">ajetreado</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://es.wiktionary.org/wiki/ajetreado" class="extiw" title="es:ajetreado">(es)</a></span></li> <li>Swedish: <span class="Latn" lang="sv"><a href="/wiki/upptagen#Swedish" title="upptagen">upptagen</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://sv.wiktionary.org/wiki/upptagen" class="extiw" title="sv:upptagen">(sv)</a></span></li> <li>Ukrainian: <span class="Cyrl" lang="uk"><a href="/wiki/%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BD%D1%8F%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B9#Ukrainian" title="зайнятий">за́йнятий</a></span> <span class="gender"><abbr title="masculine gender">m</abbr></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="uk-Latn" class="tr Latn">zájnjatyj</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, <span class="Cyrl" lang="uk"><a href="/w/index.php?title=%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BD%D1%8F%D1%82%D0%B0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="зайнята (page does not exist)">за́йнята</a></span> <span class="gender"><abbr title="feminine gender">f</abbr></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="uk-Latn" class="tr Latn">zájnjata</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, <span class="Cyrl" lang="uk"><a href="/w/index.php?title=%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BD%D1%8F%D1%82%D1%96&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="зайняті (page does not exist)">за́йняті</a></span> <span class="gender"><abbr title="masculine gender">m</abbr> <abbr title="plural number">pl</abbr> or <abbr title="feminine gender">f</abbr> <abbr title="plural number">pl</abbr> or <abbr title="neuter gender">n</abbr> <abbr title="plural number">pl</abbr></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="uk-Latn" class="tr Latn">zájnjati</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Yiddish: <span class="Hebr" lang="yi"><a href="/wiki/%D7%A4%D6%BF%D7%90%D6%B7%D7%A8%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%A2%D7%9F#Yiddish" title="פֿאַרנומען">פֿאַרנומען</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="yi-Latn" class="tr Latn">farnumen</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></div> <div class="NavFrame" id="Translations-complicated"><div class="NavHead" style="text-align:left">complicated</div><div class="NavContent"><table class="translations" role="presentation" data-gloss="complicated"><tbody><tr><td class="translations-cell multicolumn-list" colspan="3"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r81584270" /> <ul><li>Czech: <span class="Latn" lang="cs"><a href="/wiki/ru%C5%A1n%C3%BD#Czech" title="rušný">rušný</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://cs.wiktionary.org/wiki/ru%C5%A1n%C3%BD" class="extiw" title="cs:rušný">(cs)</a></span></li> <li>Dutch: <span class="Latn" lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/druk#Dutch" title="druk">druk</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://nl.wiktionary.org/wiki/druk" class="extiw" title="nl:druk">(nl)</a></span></li> <li>Finnish: <span class="Latn" lang="fi"><a href="/wiki/levoton#Finnish" title="levoton">levoton</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://fi.wiktionary.org/wiki/levoton" class="extiw" title="fi:levoton">(fi)</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="fi"><a href="/wiki/sekava#Finnish" title="sekava">sekava</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://fi.wiktionary.org/wiki/sekava" class="extiw" title="fi:sekava">(fi)</a></span></li> <li>Hungarian: <span class="Latn" lang="hu"><a href="/wiki/zs%C3%BAfolt#Hungarian" title="zsúfolt">zsúfolt</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://hu.wiktionary.org/wiki/zs%C3%BAfolt" class="extiw" title="hu:zsúfolt">(hu)</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="hu"><a href="/wiki/t%C3%BAlzs%C3%BAfolt#Hungarian" title="túlzsúfolt">túlzsúfolt</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://hu.wiktionary.org/wiki/t%C3%BAlzs%C3%BAfolt" class="extiw" title="hu:túlzsúfolt">(hu)</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="hu"><a href="/wiki/zavaros#Hungarian" title="zavaros">zavaros</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://hu.wiktionary.org/wiki/zavaros" class="extiw" title="hu:zavaros">(hu)</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="hu"><a href="/wiki/kusza#Hungarian" title="kusza">kusza</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://hu.wiktionary.org/wiki/kusza" class="extiw" title="hu:kusza">(hu)</a></span></li> <li>Polish: <span class="Latn" lang="pl"><a href="/wiki/skomplikowany#Polish" title="skomplikowany">skomplikowany</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://pl.wiktionary.org/wiki/skomplikowany" class="extiw" title="pl:skomplikowany">(pl)</a></span></li> <li>Spanish: <span class="Latn" lang="es"><a href="/wiki/complicado#Spanish" title="complicado">complicado</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://es.wiktionary.org/wiki/complicado" class="extiw" title="es:complicado">(es)</a></span></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Noun">Noun</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=busy&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Noun"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="headword-line"><strong class="Latn headword" lang="en">busy</strong> (<i>plural</i> <b class="Latn form-of lang-en p-form-of" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/busies#English" title="busies">busies</a></b>)</span> </p> <ol><li><span class="usage-label-sense"><span class="ib-brac label-brac">(</span><span class="ib-content label-content"><a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#slang" title="Appendix:Glossary">slang</a><span class="ib-comma label-comma">,</span> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_English" class="extiw" title="w:British English">UK</a><span class="ib-comma label-comma">,</span> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scouse" class="extiw" title="w:Scouse">Liverpool</a><span class="ib-comma label-comma">,</span> <a href="/wiki/derogatory" title="derogatory">derogatory</a></span><span class="ib-brac label-brac">)</span></span> A <a href="/wiki/police_officer" title="police officer">police officer</a>. <ul><li><div class="citation-whole"><span class="cited-source"><span class="None" lang="und"><b>2016</b></span>, Chris Graham, <cite>Five Minutes of Amazing: My Journey Through Dementia</cite>, London: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphere_Books" class="extiw" title="w:Sphere Books">Sphere</a>, <small><a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780751565416" title="Special:BookSources/9780751565416">→ISBN</a></small>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/fiveminutesofama0000grah/page/30/mode/2up?q=busies">page <span class="None" lang="und">30</span></a>:</span><dl><dd><div class="h-quotation"><span class="Latn e-quotation cited-passage" lang="en">I remember playing on a building site once and coming across a five-pound note. I could hardly believe it when I spotted it poking out of the rubble. Excitedly, I ran straight home and gave it to my mum. I was hero of the hour until I got into trouble with the <b>busies</b> – the police – soon afterwards for pinching a bottle of milk from a float.</span></div></dd></dl></div></li></ul></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Etymology_2">Etymology 2</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=busy&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Etymology 2"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From <span class="etyl"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_English" class="extiw" title="w:Middle English">Middle English</a></span> <i class="Latn mention" lang="enm"><a href="/w/index.php?title=bisien&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="bisien (page does not exist)">bisien</a></i>, from <span class="etyl"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_English" class="extiw" title="w:Old English">Old English</a></span> <i class="Latn mention" lang="ang"><a href="/wiki/bisgian#Old_English" title="bisgian">bisgian</a></i> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span class="mention-gloss-double-quote">“</span><span class="mention-gloss">to occupy, employ, trouble, afflict</span><span class="mention-gloss-double-quote">”</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, from <span class="etyl"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proto-West_Germanic_language" class="extiw" title="w:Proto-West Germanic language">Proto-West Germanic</a></span> <i class="Latn mention" lang="gmw-pro"><a href="/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-West_Germanic/bis%C4%ABg%C5%8Dn" title="Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bisīgōn">*bisīgōn</a></i>. Cognate with <span class="etyl"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Frisian" class="extiw" title="w:Old Frisian">Old Frisian</a></span> <i class="Latn mention" lang="ofs"><a href="/w/index.php?title=bisgia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="bisgia (page does not exist)">bisgia</a></i> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span class="mention-gloss-double-quote">“</span><span class="mention-gloss">to use</span><span class="mention-gloss-double-quote">”</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Verb">Verb</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=busy&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Verb"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="headword-line"><strong class="Latn headword" lang="en">busy</strong> (<i>third-person singular simple present</i> <b class="Latn form-of lang-en s-verb-form-form-of" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/busies#English" title="busies">busies</a></b>, <i>present participle</i> <b class="Latn form-of lang-en ing-form-form-of" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/busying#English" title="busying">busying</a></b>, <i>simple past and past participle</i> <b class="Latn form-of lang-en ed-form-form-of" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/busied#English" title="busied">busied</a></b>)</span> </p> <ol><li><span class="usage-label-sense"><span class="ib-brac label-brac">(</span><span class="ib-content label-content"><a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#transitive" title="Appendix:Glossary">transitive</a><span class="ib-comma label-comma">,</span> usually <a href="/wiki/reflexive" title="reflexive">reflexive</a></span><span class="ib-brac label-brac">)</span></span> To make somebody busy or active; to <a href="/wiki/occupy" title="occupy">occupy</a>. <dl><dd><div class="h-usage-example"><i class="Latn mention e-example" lang="en">On my vacation I'll <b>busy</b> myself with gardening.</i></div></dd></dl> <ul><li><div class="citation-whole"><span class="cited-source"><span class="None" lang="und"><b>2022</b></span>, Liam McIlvanney, <cite>The Heretic</cite>, page <span class="None" lang="und">114</span>:</span><dl><dd><div class="h-quotation"><span class="Latn e-quotation cited-passage" lang="en">They <b>busied</b> themselves with the tea.</span></div></dd></dl></div></li></ul></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Derived_terms_2">Derived terms</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=busy&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Derived terms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/bebusy#English" title="bebusy">bebusy</a></span></li> <li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/busy_around#English" title="busy around">busy around</a></span></li> <li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/forebusy#English" title="forebusy">forebusy</a></span></li> <li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/overbusy#English" title="overbusy">overbusy</a></span></li> <li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/unbusy#English" title="unbusy">unbusy</a></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Translations_2">Translations</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=busy&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Translations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="NavFrame" id="Translations-to_keep_busy_with"><div class="NavHead" style="text-align:left">to keep busy with</div><div class="NavContent"><table class="translations" role="presentation" data-gloss="to keep busy with"><tbody><tr><td class="translations-cell multicolumn-list" colspan="3"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r81584270" /> <ul><li>Bulgarian: <span class="Cyrl" lang="bg"><a href="/wiki/%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BC#Bulgarian" title="занимавам">занимавам</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://bg.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BC" class="extiw" title="bg:занимавам">(bg)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="bg-Latn" class="tr Latn">zanimavam</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Czech: <span class="Latn" lang="cs"><a href="/wiki/zam%C4%9Bstn%C3%A1vat#Czech" title="zaměstnávat">zaměstnávat</a></span></li> <li>Finnish: <span class="Latn" lang="fi"><a href="/wiki/puuhailla#Finnish" title="puuhailla">puuhailla</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://fi.wiktionary.org/wiki/puuhailla" class="extiw" title="fi:puuhailla">(fi)</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="fi"><a href="/wiki/askaroida#Finnish" title="askaroida">askaroida</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="fi"><a href="/wiki/ty%C3%B6llist%C3%A4%C3%A4#Finnish" title="työllistää">työllistää</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://fi.wiktionary.org/wiki/ty%C3%B6llist%C3%A4%C3%A4" class="extiw" title="fi:työllistää">(fi)</a></span></li> <li>French: <span class="Latn" lang="fr"><a href="/wiki/livrer#French" title="livrer">se livrer</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/livrer" class="extiw" title="fr:livrer">(fr)</a></span></li> <li>German: <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/besch%C3%A4ftigen#German" title="beschäftigen">beschäftigen</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/besch%C3%A4ftigen" class="extiw" title="de:beschäftigen">(de)</a></span></li> <li>Hungarian: <span class="Latn" lang="hu"><a href="/wiki/elfoglal#Hungarian" title="elfoglal">elfoglal</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://hu.wiktionary.org/wiki/elfoglal" class="extiw" title="hu:elfoglal">(hu)</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="hu"><a href="/wiki/lefoglal#Hungarian" title="lefoglal">lefoglal</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://hu.wiktionary.org/wiki/lefoglal" class="extiw" title="hu:lefoglal">(hu)</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="hu"><a href="/w/index.php?title=lek%C3%B6t&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="leköt (page does not exist)">leköt</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://hu.wiktionary.org/wiki/lek%C3%B6t" class="extiw" title="hu:leköt">(hu)</a></span></li> <li>Maori: <span class="Latn" lang="mi"><a href="/w/index.php?title=w(h)aihanga&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="w(h)aihanga (page does not exist)">w(h)aihanga</a></span></li> <li>Norwegian: <span class="Latn" lang="no"><a href="/wiki/sysselsette#Norwegian" title="sysselsette">sysselsette</a></span> <dl><dd>Bokmål: <span class="Latn" lang="nb"><a href="/wiki/beskjeftige#Norwegian_Bokmål" title="beskjeftige">beskjeftige</a></span></dd></dl></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></div> <div class="NavFrame" id="Translations-to_rush_somebody"><div class="NavHead" style="text-align:left">to rush somebody</div><div class="NavContent"><table class="translations" role="presentation" data-gloss="to rush somebody"><tbody><tr><td class="translations-cell multicolumn-list" colspan="3"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r81584270" /> <ul><li>Finnish: <span class="Latn" lang="fi"><a href="/wiki/hoputtaa#Finnish" title="hoputtaa">hoputtaa</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://fi.wiktionary.org/wiki/hoputtaa" class="extiw" title="fi:hoputtaa">(fi)</a></span></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="References">References</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=busy&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="citation-whole"><span class="cited-source">“<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.onelook.com/?w=busy&ls=a">busy</a>”, in <cite>OneLook Dictionary Search</cite>.</span></span></li> <li><span class="citation-whole"><span class="cited-source"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Dwight_Whitney" class="extiw" title="w:William Dwight Whitney">William Dwight Whitney</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Eli_Smith" class="extiw" title="w:Benjamin Eli Smith">Benjamin E[li] Smith</a>, editors (<span class="None" lang="und">1911</span>), “<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://server-66-113-234-189.da.direct/century-dictionary.com/html/wnph-chw.php?query=busy&type=dicts">busy</a>”, in <cite><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Century_Dictionary" class="extiw" title="w:Century Dictionary">The Century Dictionary<span class="q-hellip-sp"> </span><span class="q-hellip-b"><span style="font-style: normal;">[</span></span><span title="and Cyclopedia: With a New Atlas of the World; a Work of General Reference in All Departments of Knowledge in Twelve Volumes">…</span><span class="q-hellip-b"><span style="font-style: normal;">]</span></span><span class="q-hellip-b"></span></a></cite>, New York, N.Y.: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Century_Company" class="extiw" title="w:The Century Company">The Century Co.</a>, <small><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.worldcat.org/title/867766587">→OCLC</a></small>.</span></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><a href="#cite_ref-1"> ^ </a> <span class="reference-text">Upward, Christopher & George Davidson. 2011. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=fNfebt79zdwC&pg=PT85"><i>The History of English Spelling</i></a>. 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