Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forebusy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fore-busy
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To busy beforehand; preoccupy.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Springs up to know all life, the secrets learn / Of science and time's truths arcane; projects / Evil would fulfil, that thus forebusied, soul, / All virtue of self-ascription to its Lord Might lose."
"Or who might be forebusied, and onbeloaded with work?"

Etymology

From Old English forebiseġian, forebisġian, equivalent to fore- + busy.

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: fore
Root: forebiseġian

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

forebusies (present, singular) forebusying (participle, present) forebusied (participle, past) forebusied (past)

Questions

What does forebusy mean?: To busy beforehand; preoccupy.
Where does forebusy come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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