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| 1. | [ adjective ] having ones attention or mind or energy engaged | |
| Synonyms: | occupied | |
| Examples: | "she keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities" "deeply engaged in conversation" |
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| Related terms: | busy | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] (military) involved in military hostilities | |
| Examples: | "the desperately engaged ships continued the fight" |
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| Related terms: | involved | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] reserved in advance | |
| Synonyms: | booked set-aside | |
| Related terms: | reserved | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting | |
| Synonyms: | intermeshed meshed | |
| Examples: | "the gears are engaged" "meshed gears" "intermeshed twin rotors" |
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| Related terms: | geared | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] (work) having services contracted for | |
| Examples: | "the carpenter engaged (or employed) for the job is sick" |
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| Related terms: | employed | |
| 6. | [ adjective ] (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line) | |
| Synonyms: | in_use busy | |
| Examples: | "her line is busy" "the lavatory is in use" "kept getting a busy signal" |
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| Related terms: | occupied | |
| 7. | [ adjective ] (architecture) built against or attached to a wall | |
| Examples: | "engaged columns" |
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| Related terms: | architecture connected | |
| 8. | [ adjective ] reserved in advance | |
| Synonyms: | booked set-aside | |
| Related terms: | reserved | |
| 9. | [ adjective ] pledged to be married | |
| Synonyms: | affianced betrothed pledged bespoken | |
| Examples: | "the engaged couple" |
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| Related terms: | attached | |
| Similar spelling: |
engage encased engaging encase engagingly engagement |
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