It busied me for hours.
When 'busy' is used as a verb, does it always need reflexive pronouns? In the above sentence, I haven't used the reflexive pronoun.
I am asking because in Merriam-Webster I found the following example of usage
the video game busied the child for hours
Best Answer
Compare:Merriam -Webster verb Definition of busy
busied busying transitive verb
: to make busy : occupy
You don't need a reflexive pronoun.
To busy oneself is to make or keep yourself busy : to occupy (oneself) with work or an activity.