"bebusy" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /bɪˈbɪzi/ Forms: bebusies [present, singular, third-person], bebusying [participle, present], bebusied [participle, past], bebusied [past]
Etymology: From be- + busy. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|busy}} be- + busy Head templates: {{en-verb}} bebusy (third-person singular simple present bebusies, present participle bebusying, simple past and past participle bebusied)
  1. (intransitive or reflexive, rare) To make or be busy; occupy. Tags: intransitive, rare, reflexive

Inflected forms

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