busily
To do something in a way that shows you are very active, concentrated, and involved in a task. It describes the manner of performing an action with focused industriousness or speed.
Beispiele
3 von 5She was busily preparing dinner for the guests when the doorbell rang.
She was actively making a meal for the visitors when the bell rang.
The clerks were busily processing the applications to meet the strict legal deadline.
The administrative staff were working hard to complete the forms on time.
I saw him busily scrolling through his phone instead of listening to the lecture.
I noticed he was very active on his phone rather than paying attention.
Wortfamilie
Merkhilfe
Think of a 'bee' (sounds like 'bu-') buzzing 'busily' around flowers to collect pollen.
Schnelles Quiz
The students worked ____ on their final projects to meet the midnight deadline.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: busily
Beispiele
She was busily preparing dinner for the guests when the doorbell rang.
everydayShe was actively making a meal for the visitors when the bell rang.
The clerks were busily processing the applications to meet the strict legal deadline.
formalThe administrative staff were working hard to complete the forms on time.
I saw him busily scrolling through his phone instead of listening to the lecture.
informalI noticed he was very active on his phone rather than paying attention.
During the laboratory session, the participants were busily recording observations in their journals.
academicIn the lab class, the subjects were actively writing down what they saw in their notebooks.
The marketing team is busily developing a strategy for the upcoming product launch.
businessThe promotion department is working intensely on a plan for the new item.
Wortfamilie
Häufige Kollokationen
Häufige Phrasen
humming busily
making a constant sound of activity or work
busily employed
actively using one's time for work
busily involved in
deeply participating in a specific activity
Wird oft verwechselt mit
'Business' is a noun referring to trade or a company, while 'busily' is an adverb describing an action.
'Busy' is an adjective used to describe a person or place, whereas 'busily' modifies a verb.
Nutzungshinweise
Use 'busily' when you want to emphasize the continuous nature of an action or the focus of the person performing it. It usually appears immediately after the verb it modifies or after the direct object.
Häufige Fehler
Learners often use the adjective 'busy' as an adverb (e.g., 'He worked busy' instead of 'He worked busily'). Another mistake is confusing the spelling, sometimes omitting the 'i'.
Merkhilfe
Think of a 'bee' (sounds like 'bu-') buzzing 'busily' around flowers to collect pollen.
Wortherkunft
Derived from the Middle English word 'bisily,' which comes from 'busy' combined with the adverbial suffix '-ly.'
Grammatikmuster
Schnelles Quiz
The students worked ____ on their final projects to meet the midnight deadline.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: busily
Verwandtes Vokabular
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