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gets busy

gets busy is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get busy.

Meaning of get busy

Verb

get busy (third-person singular simple present gets busy, present participle getting busy, simple past got busy, past participle (UK) got busy or (US) gotten busy)

  1. (informal) To cease to be idle and start working.
    • Stop playing computer games, and get busy with your homework.
  2. (idiomatic, slang) To have sex.
    • The couple were getting busy in the front room when the doorbell rang.

Questions about gets busy

What is gets busy the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gets busy is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get busy.

Words near gets busy in the dictionary

  1. gets better
  2. gets between
  3. gets blood from a stone
  4. gets blood from a turnip
  5. gets blood out of a stone
  6. gets busy
  7. gets by
  8. gets by the balls
  9. gets by with
  10. gets changed
  11. gets cold feet

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