Collocations with the word busy

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Adjective + smoker:

  • heavy smoker
  • inveterate smoker
  • lifelong smoker
  • habitual smoker

to smoke + Object:

  • to smoke pipe
  • to smoke cigarette
  • to smoke marijuana
  • to smoke cigar

hot + Noun:

  • hot water
  • hot day
  • hot iron
  • hot coffee

Noun + shop:

  • gift shop
  • coffee shop
  • repair shop
  • barber shop

memory + Verb + [s]:

  • memory fades
  • memory fails
  • memory serves
  • memory remains

[to] Verb [a/the] light:

  • to throw the light
  • to see the light
  • to shed the light
  • to reflect the light

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Inflections of ‘busy‘ (adj):
busier
adj comparative
busiest
adj superlative
Inflections of ‘busy‘ (v): (⇒ conjugate)
busies
v 3rd person singular
busying
v pres p
busied
v past
busied
v past p

Collocations for «busy»

Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word «busy» in context.

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busy

Most examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.

adj

  1. is a busy [woman, man]
  2. busy [operators, agents, workers]
  3. is busy [at the moment, right now]
  4. was busy [working, studying, cooking]
  5. busy with [work]
  6. busy [with, on] a new project
  7. will be busy all [morning]
  8. has a busy [life, schedule, time, day, morning]
  9. is the busiest time of (the) year
  10. is the busiest it has been in months
  11. the [city, street, mall, store] is busier than [usual, normal]
  12. a busy [line, phone, switchboard]
  13. the [line] is busy, please hold on
  14. a busy [room, painting, design]
  15. [really, incredibly, very] busy
  16. (that’s enough chit-chat), let’s get busy

v

  1. busy yourself with [work, school, life]
  2. busied herself [making, preparing, organizing]
  3. busied herself in [making]
  4. busied herself with [making]
  5. busied herself by [making]
  6. busied us along
  7. she busied about the [room, town, store]

busy‘ also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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Examples from texts

«She keeps going out and is busy about something; I notice that she seems upset too. . . .

— «Она часто выходит и чем-то занята; я замечаю, что даже встревожена…

Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The possessedДостоевский, Фёдор / Бесы

Бесы

Достоевский, Фёдор

© Издательство «Художественная литература», 1989

The possessed

Dostoevsky, Fyodor

There was digging and ditching and yamplanting, and a dozen other things to be done, so we were busy enough all day; though in the evening we had a little time to ourselves.

Мы рыли землю, проводили канализацию, работали на бататовых плантациях, и было еще много других работ, так что весь день у нас был занят, зато вечер принадлежал нам.

Conan Doyle, Arthur / The Sign of FourКонан Дойль, Артур / Знак четырех

Знак четырех

Конан Дойль, Артур

© Издательство «Вышэйшая школа», 1984

The Sign of Four

Conan Doyle, Arthur

© 2006 by Leslie S. Klinger

You’ve been a busy bee, but I doubt if you have enough pictures yet to-«

Ты, конечно, трудишься как пчёлка, но я сомневаюсь, что тебе хватит картин для…

King, Stephen / Duma KeyКинг, Стивен / Дьюма-Ки

Дьюма-Ки

Кинг, Стивен

© Перевод В.А. Вебер, 2008

© ООО Издательство «АСТ МОСКВА», 2009

© Stephen King, 2008

He said, “I’m busy greeting my friends,” and he nodded to Discourtesy and Ugliness and Unfilial Conduct and Unkempt Fingernails.

Том сказал: «Я занят, я приветствую друзей»— и кивнул Безобразию, Невежеству, Сыновнему Непослушанию, Грязным Ногтям.

Steinbeck, John / East Of EdenСтейнбек, Джон / На восток от Эдема

На восток от Эдема

Стейнбек, Джон

© Издательство «Правда», 1989

East Of Eden

Steinbeck, John

© John Steinbeck, 1952

© renewed Elaine Steinbeck, Thom Steinbeck, and John Steinbeck IV, 1980

«And don’t you look busy,» Kate remarked as she came in.

– Можешь не поднимать такую суматоху, – сказала Кейт, входя в кухню.

De Lint, Charles / The Riddle of the WrenДе Линт, Чарльз / Загадка поющих камней

Загадка поющих камней

Де Линт, Чарльз

The Riddle of the Wren

De Lint, Charles

© 1984 by Charles de Lint

I came out from the doorway. «The clerk’s busy now,» I said.

— Клерк занят, — ответил я в трубку, — перезвоните попозже…

DeChancie, John / Paradox AlleyДе Ченси, Джон / Дорогой парадокса

Дорогой парадокса

Де Ченси, Джон

Paradox Alley

DeChancie, John

This is a big request to make of busy Fate, who has billions of lives to keep in constant turmoil.

Трудно, конечно, требовать такого от занятой сверх меры Судьбы, которая приглядывает за миллиардами жизней.

Koontz, Dean Ray / Brother OddКунц, Дин / Брат Томас

Брат Томас

Кунц, Дин

© Перевод. В. А. Вебер, 2007

© Издание на русском языке. ООО «Издательство «Эксмо», 2007

© 2006 by Dean Koontz

Brother Odd

Koontz, Dean Ray

Olga was busy pouring out tea.

Ольга хлопотливо разливала чай.

Turgenev, I.S. / A Sportsman’s Sketches v.1Тургенев, И.С. / Записки охотника т.1

Записки охотника т.1

Тургенев, И.С.

© Издательство «Художественная литература», 1975

A Sportsman’s Sketches v.1

Turgenev, I.S.

Maris Zankiev, RPLM for Engineered Chemistry, who came to the exhibition to promote PL products, was also very busy with customers.

Участие в работе на стенде также принимал Марис Занкиев, Руководитель департамента Химического проектирования, прибывший на выставку с целью продвижения продукции своего направления.

© 2010-2012 Weatherford International Ltd.

In addition, they have been busy amassing arms received by air and sea from certain known countries.

Они также занимались накоплением оружия, доставлявшегося по воздуху и морю из определенных всем известных стран.

© Организация Объединенных Наций, 2010 год

There was some more silence, filled with the busy racing of minds.

Опять наступила тишина, все сидели с задумчивыми лицами.

Pratchett, Terry / Feet of ClayПратчетт,Терри / Ноги из глины

Ноги из глины

Пратчетт,Терри

© Издание на русском языке, оформление ООО «Издательство «Эксмо», 2006

© Перевод М. Губайдуллин, А. Жикаренцев, 2006

© 1996 by Terry and Lyn Pratchett

Feet of Clay

Pratchett, Terry

© 1996 by Terry and Lyn Pratchett

The tables were already laid under the trees; the samovars were smoking, and Vassily and Grigory, in their swallow-tails and white knitted gloves, were already busy with the tea-things.

Под деревьями уже стояли столы, дымили самовары, и около посуды уже хлопотали Василий и Григорий, в своих фраках и в белых вязаных перчатках.

Чехов, А.П. / ИмениныChekhov, A. / The party

The party

Chekhov, A.

© 1999 by Random House, Inc.

Именины

Чехов, А.П.

© Издательство «Наука», 1974

V$SQLAREA can be quite expensive, especially on an already busy system.

Получение информации из V$SQLAREA может потребовать слишком много ресурсов, особенно в загруженной системе.

Kyte, Tom / Expert One-on-One OracleКайт, Том / Oracle для профессионалов

Oracle для профессионалов

Кайт, Том

© Перевод на русский язык. ООО «ДиаСофтЮП», 2003

© Wrox Press Ltd, 2002

Expert One-on-One Oracle

Kyte, Tom

These days, I am busy trading and go to my psychiatric office, across the street from Carnegie Hall, only a few afternoons a week, after the markets close.

Я также открыл частную практику. Сейчас в свой психиатрический кабинет — через улицу от концертного зала Карнеги-Холл — я прихожу несколько раз в неделю, под вечер, после закрытия биржи.

Elder, Alexander / Trading for a LivingЭлдер, Александр / Как играть и выигрывать на бирже

Как играть и выигрывать на бирже

Элдер, Александр

© 1996 by Alexander Elder

© Издательский дом «Диаграмма», 2001

Trading for a Living

Elder, Alexander

© 1993 by Dr. Alexander Elder

I am busy, as you know, with history and philosophy.

Я, вы знаете, занимаюсь историей, философией.

Turgenev, I.S. / On the eveТургенев, И.С. / Накануне

Накануне

Тургенев, И.С.

© Издательство «Художественная литература», 1976

On the eve

Turgenev, I.S.

© 1st World Library, 2008

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‘bɪzɪAdjectiveдеятельный; занятойExamples

to be busy with / in / at smth. — быть занятым

His children knew him as a continually busy, useful man of the world. — Для своих детей он был постоянно занятым, человеком, который всегда всем нужен.

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Collocations

all trunks busy

занятость всех магистральных линий

all-senders-busy lamp

сигнальная лампа занятости всех регистров

all-trunks-busy register

счетчик числа случаев занятости всех соединительных линий

audible busy signal

зуммерный сигнал занятости

busy as a beaver

очень занятой

busy as a bee

очень занятой

busy condition

состояние занятости

busy flag

признак занятости

busy hour

час наибольшей нагрузки

busy hours

период максимальной нагрузки

busy hours

период наибольшей нагрузки

Meaning of BUSY in English

adj.

VERBS

▪ be , look , seem

▪ become , get

▪ keep , remain , stay ( esp. AmE )

She needed to keep ~.

▪ keep sb

I have enough work to keep me ~.

ADVERB

▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.

▪ awfully , incredibly , terribly

▪ especially , exceptionally , particularly , unusually

▪ frantically , insanely

▪ a little , slightly , etc.

PREPOSITION

▪ with

She was ~ with her make-up.

Busy is used with these nouns: ↑ airport , ↑ calendar , ↑ city , ↑ day , ↑ executive , ↑ freeway , ↑ hand , ↑ harbour , ↑ highway , ↑ interstate , ↑ junction , ↑ life , ↑ lifestyle , ↑ month , ↑ morning , ↑ motorway , ↑ mum , ↑ night , ↑ office , ↑ period , ↑ place , ↑ port , ↑ professional , ↑ restaurant , ↑ road , ↑ schedule , ↑ shop , ↑ shopping centre , ↑ sidewalk , ↑ signal , ↑ street , ↑ timetable , ↑ town , ↑ trading , ↑ traffic , ↑ week


Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.

     Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .
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(adj):
having many things to do; doing something


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Used with verbs:

«You look busy.«
(look, seem, be: are/is/am)

«She tries to keep busy.«
(keep, stay, remain)

«She got busy once her children went back to school.«
(got, became)

Used with adverbs:

«I am very busy today.«
(very, extremely, fairly, awfully, incredibly, terribly, a little, slightly, a bit)

«Today was an unusually busy day.«
(unusually, especially, exceptionally, particularly)

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