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overbusies

overbusies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overbusy.

Meaning of overbusy

Verb

overbusy (third-person singular simple present overbusies, present participle overbusying, simple past and past participle overbusied)

  1. (transitive) To busy or involve (oneself) too thoroughly in something.
    • Returning to England, he was there imprisoned, some say for overbusying himself in matters of foreign trade.1964, Ethel Stephens Arnett, From England to North Carolina: Two Special Gifts, page 59

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Questions about overbusies

What is overbusies the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Overbusies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overbusy.

Words near overbusies in the dictionary

  1. overburthen
  2. overburthened
  3. overburthening
  4. overburthens
  5. overbusied
  6. overbusies
  7. overbusily
  8. overbust
  9. overbusy
  10. overbusying
  11. overbutter

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