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Busy Meaning, Examples, and Common Collocations (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：occupied (busy)

busy 🔊

/ˈbɪzi/

adj.

actively doing many things, with little free time.

Busy parent multitasking in kitchen with cooking and phone

occupied 🔊

➕

/ˈɒkjʊpaɪd/

adj.

Being actively involved in many tasks, leaving little free time.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Old English bisig, meaning 'occupied, diligent'.

💡 Mnemonic

Think of a bee (b-ee) buzzing around, always busy and occupied.

📖 Example

My mom is always busy in the kitchen, juggling three tasks at once. 🔊 My mom is always busy in the kitchen, juggling three tasks at once.

🔗 Collocations

busy schedule – a schedule full of activities and appointments

busy bee – a very industrious and active person

busy street – a street with heavy traffic and many people

🔄 Synonyms

occupied (adj.) – engaged in an activity; not free

engaged (adj.) – busy with a particular activity

active (adj.) – doing things with energy and enthusiasm

🚫 Antonyms

idle (adj.) – not working or active

inactive (adj.) – not engaging in physical or mental activity

free (adj.) – not occupied or busy

🌱 Derivatives

busily (adv.) – in a busy manner

business (n.) – a person's regular occupation or commercial activity

busyness (n.) – the state or quality of being busy

📖 Cultural Story

Old English bisig originally meant 'anxious' or 'diligent'; its modern sense of 'actively occupied' emerged by Middle English.

Meaning 2：crowded (busy)

busy 🔊

/ˈbɪzi/

adj.

full of activity, people, or traffic; not quiet.

crowded 🔊

➕

/ˈkraʊdɪd/

adj.

Describing a place or situation that is full of people, vehicles, or continuous activity, resulting in a lack of peace and quiet.

📁 Category：Buildings & Places 🔖 Level：beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

Let's avoid the city center; the roads are always busy during rush hour. 🔊 Let's avoid the city center; the roads are always busy during rush hour.

🔗 Collocations

busy street – a street filled with traffic and pedestrians

busy intersection – a junction where many vehicles and people converge

busy shopping mall – a mall crowded with shoppers

🔄 Synonyms

crowded (adj.) – filled with many people or things

bustling (adj.) – full of energetic and noisy activity

teeming (adj.) – swarming with people or activity

🚫 Antonyms

quiet (adj.) – making little or no noise; peaceful

deserted (adj.) – empty of people

calm (adj.) – not showing or feeling nervousness, anger, or other strong emotions

🌱 Derivatives

busily (adv.) – in a busy manner

business (n.) – a person's regular occupation or commercial activity

busyness (n.) – the state or quality of being busy