"at it" meaning in All languages combined

See at it on Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase [English]

IPA: /ˈat ɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈæt ɪt/ [General-American], [ˈæɾɪt̚] [General-American]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} at it, {{en-PP}} at it
  1. Occupied with a given activity; busy with something. Translations (in the middle of a given activity): bezig (Dutch), asialla (Finnish), dabei (German), zajęty (Polish), за э́тим (za étim) (Russian), при э́том (pri étom) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-at_it-en-prep_phrase-gBQhg~PM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of 'in the middle of a given activity': 90 10
  2. Engaged in sexual intercourse or other sexual activity.
    Sense id: en-at_it-en-prep_phrase-BOugnESa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: go at it, while one is at it
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