besetzt — meaning in English

English meaning

• busy adjective Having a lot to do; occupied with work or activity.
• engaged adj Having formally agreed to marry someone.
• occupied adj Currently in use or taken, such as a seat, room, or toilet.
• studded adjective Decorated or covered with small studs or embedded objects.

Senses

besetzt is used for these senses in English:

• busy Engaged in activity or by someone else; bustling.
• engaged (British) (of a telephone) Already involved in a telephone call when a third party calls.
• occupied Reserved; engaged.
• occupied Busy; unavailable.
• occupied Subjugated; under the control of a foreign (usually military) presence.
• occupied Used to communicate that a toilet is unavailable.
• studded (figurative, in combination) Having many of some specified thing.

busy — full definition

1. adjective Having a lot to do; occupied with work or activity.
2. adjective Full of activity or traffic; crowded.
3. verb To keep someone occupied with a task.

engaged — full definition

1. adj Having formally agreed to marry someone.
2. adj Busy, occupied, or deeply interested in something.
3. adj (UK, of a phone line) Already in use.

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