Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

keep someone busy

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.65 in modern English

Syllables
keep- -some-one busy
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To ensure that someone's attention is occupied, often to prevent them from becoming bored or noticing something.

Inflected Forms

keeps someone busy (present, singular) keeping someone busy (participle, present) kept someone busy (participle, past) kept someone busy (past)

Phrases

occupy oneself

Frequently Paired Words

occupy oneself

Synonyms

keep someone occupied

Questions

What does keep someone busy mean?
To ensure that someone's attention is occupied, often to prevent them from becoming bored or noticing something.

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