Past tense of busy; made someone occupied or kept them engaged in activity.
Past tense of the verb 'busy,' from Old English 'bysig' meaning 'occupied' or 'anxious.' The '-ed' suffix marks it as past tense.
The word 'busy' originally meant 'anxious' or 'worried' in Old English—over time it shifted to mean 'occupied with tasks,' showing how words gradually change meaning based on how people use them.
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