Busy and Give

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Busy verb - To hold the attention of.

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Give and busy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Give" instead a verb "Busy".

Nearby Words: busily, busyness, busied, busying

Give verb - To occupy (oneself) diligently or with close attention.

Usage example: totally gave himself to his studies in the hopes of winning a scholarship for next year

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Busy and give are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Busy" instead a verb "Give".

Nearby Words: giving, given, giver

idea	busy idea	give idea
time	busy time	give time
way	busy way	give way
bit	busy bit	give bit
Other words: damn, ending, superpowers.

Except Kai doesn't give a damn about Yamcha and just wanted to give him some menial chore to keep him busy.

Source: Wax On, Wax Off
Since it was Earl's fault (he was supposed to give her a lift to work, but was too busy gambling), Earl travels to her home country along with Randy in order to get her back into the US.

Source: Marriage of Convenience
The Hero's husband or wife will get upset if they don't return every so often to spend time with them or give them presents; this is while the Hero is busy saving the world.

Source: Video Game / Fable II

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