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# busy

«busy» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **Having a lot to do; working on something now: «Mum is…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (busy, busier, busiest); verb (busy yourself — to keep busy)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Having a lot to do; working on something now: «Mum is busy cooking». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/busy/#m1)

2) Full of people, traffic or activity: a busy road, a busy shop. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/busy/#m2)

3) Of a phone line: in use, engaged (US: busy; UK: engaged). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/busy/#m3)

4) Of a picture or pattern: with too many details. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/busy/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here "busy" means occupied with some task, so that the man's attention was elsewhere. Interpretation: The story is a parable told to King Ahab. Tradition reads it as showing how carelessness in a duty brings judgment, and how Ahab condemned himself by his own answer. In the primary lessons: In everyday life: a busy day, a busy schedule; asking «Are you busy?» politely before interrupting. In road safety: busy roads are dangerous — cross only at crossings, hold an adult's hand, stop, look and listen. In nature: «as busy as a bee». Phrases: busy with, busy doing, keep busy, a busy road, as busy as a bee, get busy, busybody.

### examples

- And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone.' And the king of Israel said unto him: 'So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast decided it.' (Prophets 1KI.20.40, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/busy/#x1)
- I'm busy doing my homework. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/busy/#x2)
- Are you busy? Can I ask you something? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/busy/#x3)
- Cross the busy road at the zebra crossing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/busy/#x4)
- Saturday is the busiest day at the shop. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/busy/#x5)
- The bees were busy collecting pollen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/busy/#x6)
- Keep busy and the time will go faster. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/busy/#x7)
- The line is busy — try again later. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/busy/#x8)
- My dad has a busy job. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/busy/#x9)
- See how busy all my guests are.” [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/busy/#x10)

### note

Comparisons: busier, busiest (y → i). Say «BIZ-ee» — the u sounds like i. «Business» comes from busy. «Busy doing» (busy reading), «busy with» (busy with work). Opposites: free, quiet, idle.

### In the corpora

- [Newcomers are busy and tired; the friendly thing is to say hello first instead of deciding they are «stuck up».](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/41-our-street-who-parked-where-and-who-won-what/25/)
- [Scattering food in the grass makes gorillas walk and search, which is called foraging, and keeps them busy for longer.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/111-feeding-times-and-the-zoo-kitchen/11/)
- [A wild animal spends most of its day busy: searching for food, digging, climbing, sniffing and chasing.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/112-training-and-enrichment/0/)
- [Old dogs can learn new tricks, and training keeps an older dog's brain busy and happy.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/195-training-a-dog-with-rewards-and-patience/9/)
- [Play keeps pets happy; hunting games with toys keep a cat's mind busy.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/225-caring-for-a-pet-needs-dangers-and-responsibility/15/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «busy» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/busy/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.