engaged

[ en-geyjd ]
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adjective
  1. busy or occupied; involved: deeply engaged in conversation.

  2. pledged to be married; betrothed: an engaged couple.

  1. under engagement; pledged: an engaged contractor.

  2. entered into conflict with: desperately engaged armies.

  3. Mechanics.

  4. Architecture. (of a distinct member) built so as to be truly or seemingly attached in part to the structure before which it stands: an engaged column.

Origin of engaged

1
First recorded in 1605–15; engage + -ed2

Other words from engaged

  • en·gag·ed·ly [en-gey-jid-lee, -geyjd-], /ɛnˈgeɪ dʒɪd li, -ˈgeɪdʒd-/, adverb
  • en·gag·ed·ness, noun
  • un·en·gaged, adjective

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How to use engaged in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for engaged

engaged

/ (ɪnˈɡeɪdʒd) /


adjective
  1. pledged to be married; betrothed

  2. employed, occupied, or busy

  1. architect built against or attached to a wall or similar structure: an engaged column

  2. (of a telephone line) already in use

Derived forms of engaged

  • engagedly (ɪnˈɡeɪdʒɪdlɪ), adverb

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