busy
adjective
actively and attentively engaged in work or a pastime.
have busied
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present perfectof busy.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The station staff, accustomed to handling more than 100,000 passengers a day, have busied themselves taking care of the fewer than 50 who remain.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 15, 2020
"In total, more than 100 legal procedures, over 900 prosecutors have busied themselves with me and with my company."
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2012
That has captivated fans of Terry’s Chelsea club, while Manchester United fans have busied themselves with a colorful protest of the team’s American owner, Malcolm Glazer.
From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2010
For five years, Maddox, 43, and Mason, 42, have busied themselves in New York cases with controversial racial implications.
From Time Magazine Archive
We have busied ourselves in separating the grains.
From In the Eastern Seas by William Henry Giles Kingston
