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busy

/ˈbɪzi/BIH-zee
/ˈbɪzi/BIH-zee

Meaningoccupied, diligent

Common meaning: occupied

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishbysigsourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishbisysource
  3. Englishbusy‘occupied’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English bysig ‘occupied, diligent’.

Roots

  • bysig Old English “occupied, diligent”

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