Keeping myself busy Meaning in English

expression · lemma: keep myself busy

US

ˈkipɪŋ/ /ˌmaɪˈsɛɫf/ /ˈbɪzi

KEE-ping my-SELF BIZ-ee

UK

kˈiːpɪŋ/ /maɪsˈɛlf/ /bˈɪzi

kee-PING my-SELF BIZ-ee

التعريف

Doing activities or tasks so that you are not bored or thinking too much, especially during free time or when feeling lonely.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Common in everyday English to explain how you deal with boredom or loneliness. Used informally; often paired with hobbies or chores ('I've been keeping myself busy with reading'). Not used for official work duty.

• Spanish: mantenerme ocupado(a) - distraerme
• Portuguese (BR): me manter ocupado(a) - ocupar meu tempo
• Portuguese (PT): manter-me ocupado(a) - ocupar o meu tempo
• Chinese (Simplified): 让自己忙起来 - 让自己有事做
• Chinese (Traditional): 讓自己忙起來 - 讓自己有事做
• Hindi: खुद को व्यस्त रखना
• Arabic: أُبقي نفسي مشغولاً
• Bengali: নিজেকে ব্যস্ত রাখা - নিজেকে ব্যস্ত রাখছি
• Russian: себя занимать - быть занятым
• Japanese: 自分を忙しくする - 忙しくしている
• Vietnamese: giữ cho bản thân bận rộn
• Korean: 나 자신을 바쁘게 하다 - 바쁘게 지내다
• Turkish: kendimi meşgul etmek
• Urdu: خود کو مصروف رکھنا
• Indonesian: menjaga diri tetap sibuk - menyibukkan diri

جمل نموذجية

I've been keeping myself busy by cleaning the house.

basic

Reading books helps with keeping myself busy.

basic

During the weekend, I focus on keeping myself busy.

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Whenever I start to feel lonely, I focus on keeping myself busy with little projects.

natural

I've been keeping myself busy lately, so I don't have much time to think about it.

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People keep asking what I've been doing, but I'm just keeping myself busy with whatever I can find.

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