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busied

busied is the simple past and past participle of busy.

Meaning of busy

Verb

busy (third-person singular simple present busies, present participle busying, simple past and past participle busied)

  1. (reflexive, transitive, usually) To make somebody busy or active; to occupy.
    • On my vacation I'll busy myself with gardening.

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Words formed from busied

Phrases with busied

Questions about busied

What is busied the simple past and past participle of?
Busied is the simple past and past participle of busy.

Words near busied in the dictionary

  1. bushy-tailed
  2. busiate
  3. Busick
  4. Busicks
  5. busie
  6. busied
  7. busied around
  8. busier
  9. busies
  10. busies around
  11. busiest

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