Engaged

Quick meaning: Engaged is a verb meaning simple past and past participle of engage.

Meaning

simple past and past participle of engage.

More Meanings

1. Having agreed to marry a particular person (one's fiancé or fiancée) or each other.
2. Busy or employed.
3. Greatly interested.
4. (British) (of a telephone) Already involved in a telephone call when a third party calls.
5. (architecture, of a column) attached to a wall or sunk into it halfway
6. (of gears or cogs) in contact and in operation
7. (military) being attacked or attacking

Example Sentences

I tried calling, but she (or her phone) was engaged.

Black and white women writers assumed their mantle as engaged writers, as cultural and political critics.

Dig if you will the picture / Of you and I engaged in a kiss / The sweat of your body covers me / Can you my darling / Can you picture this?

Synonyms for engaged

Depending on context, synonyms include affianced, betrothed, busy, reserved, committed, occupied.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include betrothed, affianced, bespoken, connected, committed, occupied.

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