prep_phrase
Meaning 1
Occupied with a given activity; busy with something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
at it
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈat ɪt/
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General-American: /ˈæt ɪt/
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General-American: [ˈæɾɪt̚]
prep_phrase
Meaning 2
Occupied with a given activity; busy with something.
Engaged in sexual intercourse or other sexual activity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- I came home early and caught them at it in the front room.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: bezig — in the middle of a given activity
- Finnish: asialla — in the middle of a given activity
- German: dabei — in the middle of a given activity
- Polish: zajęty — in the middle of a given activity
- Russian: за э́тим (za étim) — in the middle of a given activity
- Russian: при э́том (pri étom) — in the middle of a given activity