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    en·gaged
    /inˈɡājd/

    adjective

    • 1. busy; occupied: "I told him I was otherwise engaged" Similar busyunavailableoccupiedinformal:tied upOpposite freeunoccupied
    • 2. having formally agreed to marry: "she was engaged to a lecturer" Similar betrothedaffiancedpromised in marriageattachedOpposite unattached

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › engagedEngaged Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of ENGAGED is involved in activity : occupied, busy. How to use engaged in a sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishENGAGED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    engaged adjective (INVOLVED/BUSY) [ after verb ] involved in something: engaged in They've been engaged in a legal battle with the council for several months. engaged on/upon She's part of a team of scientists who are engaged on/upon cancer research. [ after verb ] formal. busy doing something:

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › engageEngage Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of ENGAGE is to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end. How to use engage in a sentence.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › engagedENGAGED Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Engaged definition: busy or occupied; involved. See examples of ENGAGED used in a sentence.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishENGAGE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to become involved, or have contact, with someone or something: She's an intelligent child but in class she doesn't really engage. engage with Just stay out of his way as much as possible, and don't engage with him. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. engage verb (FIT TOGETHER) [ I or T ]

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › engagedEngaged - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Engaged means fully occupied or having your full attention. An engaged reader really focuses on the words and maybe even jots down questions or comments in the pages' margins. If you're busy or involved with something, you're engaged in it.

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › engageENGAGE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    to occupy the attention or efforts of (a person or persons): He engaged her in conversation. Synonyms: involve, interest, engross, absorb. to secure for aid, employment, use, etc.; hire: to engage a worker; to engage a room. Antonyms: discharge. to attract and hold fast: The novel engaged her attention and interest.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishENGAGED definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    pledged to be married; betrothed. 2. employed, occupied, or busy. 3. architecture. built against or attached to a wall or similar structure. an engaged column. 4. (of a telephone line) already in use. Collins English Dictionary.

  10. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › engageEngage - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Engage means to bind, catch, or involve. If your sink is stopped up, engage, or hire, a plumber to fix it. Otherwise the smell of rotten food in the garbage disposal will engage your attention (in a bad way). Engage comes from a French word for pledge.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › engagedengaged | meaning of engaged in Longman Dictionary of...

    engaged meaning, definition, what is engaged: if two people are engaged, they have agr...: Learn more.