busy, industrious, diligent, assiduous, sedulous mean actively engaged or occupied. busy chiefly stresses activity as opposed to idleness or leisure.

BUSY definition: actively and attentively engaged in work or a pastime. See examples of busy used in a sentence.

BUSY definition: 1. If you are busy, you are working hard, or giving your attention to a particular thing: 2. If…. Learn more.

1. actively and attentively engaged, esp. in work. 2. not at leisure; otherwise engaged: He's busy and can't see you. 3. full of activity: a busy life. 4. (of a telephone line) in use. 5. meddlesome; prying.

When you are busy, you are working hard or concentrating on a task, so that you are not free to do anything else. What is it? I'm busy. They are busy preparing for a hectic day's activity on Saturday.

Busy means actively employed, temporarily or habitually: a busy official. Diligent suggests earnest and constant effort or application, and usually connotes fondness for, or enjoyment of, what one is doing: …

• Dennis had a very busy schedule with all of these commitments. busy road • For this reason, start by choosing a relatively quiet environment rather than a busy road.

If you are busy, you are doing something and not available to do something else. I'm sorry, I'm busy on Monday. Can we get together on Wednesday? I'm too busy to go to the movies. The doctor's busy …

BUSY meaning: 1 : actively doing something often + with; 2 : full of activity or work

Definition of busy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.