Concept in Definition ABC

The adjective busy does not have a single meaning but has a polysemic character, that is, it has several meanings. In this way, to understand its different senses It is necessary to explain those situations or linguistic contexts in which this term appears.

Understood as a space that cannot be accessed until it is freed

Busy can refer to a place that cannot be used because someone is already using it (a cafeteria bathroom, the bus seat, or the parking lot). When the place is no longer occupied, it is said to be free, which indicates that it is already available.

In the typical work setting

Busy is also synonymous with busy and is used to indicate that someone or something is performing an action (my friend is busy this morning or the phone line is busy). Usually busy is used in relation to an activity labor, but it can also refer to any type of task. In fact, when you say "I'm busy" you communicate that at that moment it is not possible to do anything else, regardless of what you are doing.

In the workplace there is the phenomenon of unemployment or job unemployment, so that employed-unemployed equals employed-unemployed.

In military and geographical terms

A territory it is also susceptible to being occupied and in this sense it is a term related to military activity. The occupation of a place implies its conquest and it is a achievement important from the perspective of an army.

In the case of abandoned homes

If we place ourselves in the context of housing, we must remember the phenomenon of the occupation of abandoned houses, which are occupied illegally and Whoever performs this action receives the name of occupies (this word is written with k, squat, thus indicating the offending element of said action).
The use of this word is so common that it is even used as a question mark (are you busy?). However, it is very likely that this way of asking is a translation from English (are you busy?).

The adjective busy is very common in the language daily, although there are a number of synonyms that fulfill the same function (active, busy, engrossed or overwhelmed).

An expression of the current rhythm of life

Today's lifestyle is stressful for broad sectors of the population. We do many things and have all kinds of obligations, and consequently our occupations are very diverse. This circumstance reminds us that our pace is accelerated and that we probably do too many things because we run away from boredom and because we need to do something, be busy.