Example: Ik ben de hele middag bezig met mijn huiswerk.
Definition
"Bezig zijn met" means being occupied or engaged in an activity, often implying focused attention or effort on a specific task. For example, saying "Ik ben de hele middag bezig met mijn huiswerk" means spending the entire afternoon working on homework.
Translations
to be busy with
estar ocupado con
estar ocupat amb
être occupé à
beschäftigt sein mit
essere occupato con
estar ocupado com
Etymology
The phrase "bezig zijn met" comes from Dutch, where "bezig" means busy or occupied, and "zijn met" translates to "being with". Together, they describe the state of being occupied with something. Did you know? The word "bezig" originally stems from Middle Dutch and has long conveyed the sense of active involvement.
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"Bezig zijn met" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (A2) - set 1", containing 106 commonly used expressions.
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to be busy with