forebusy en · VERB
Etymology
From Old English forebiseġian, forebisġian, equivalent to fore- + busy.
Meanings
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(nonstandard, rare, transitive) To busy beforehand; preoccupy.
Or who might be forebusied, and onbeloaded with work?
2011, David Cowley, How We'd Talk If The English Had Won in 1066: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.
1877, Philip James Bailey, Festus:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| forebusies | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| forebusying | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| forebusied | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| forebusied | Tense=Past | lexicographic |