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engaged
en·gaged E0144400 (ĕn-gājd′)adj.1. Employed, occupied, or busy.2. Committed, as to a cause.3. Pledged to marry; betrothed: an engaged couple.4. Involved in conflict or battle.5. Being in gear; meshed.6. Partly embedded in, built into, or attached to another part, as columns on a wall.engaged (ɪnˈɡeɪdʒd) adj1. pledged to be married; betrothed2. employed, occupied, or busy3. (Architecture) architect built against or attached to a wall or similar structure: an engaged column. 4. (Telecommunications) (of a telephone line) already in use engagedly adven•gaged (ɛnˈgeɪdʒd)
adj. 1. busy or occupied. 2. pledged to be married; betrothed: an engaged couple. 3. committed or involved. 4. involved in conflict with. 5. a. (of gears) interlocked. b. (of wheels) in gear with each other. 6. built so as to be or appear to be attached to or partly embedded in a wall: an engaged column. [1605–15] en•gag′ed•ly, adv. en•gag′ed•ness, n. engagedWhen two people have agreed to marry each other, or have announced formally that they are going to be married, you can say that they are engaged. They were not officially engaged....an engaged couple.You can also say that each person is engaged. He's just got engaged.As an engaged girl, she would be unable to accept invitations from other men.You say that someone is engaged to the person they are going to marry. Sonny was formally engaged to Sandra.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | engaged - having ones attention or mind or energy engaged; "she keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities"; "deeply engaged in conversation"occupiedbusy - actively or fully engaged or occupied; "busy with her work"; "a busy man"; "too busy to eat lunch" | | 2. | engaged - involved in military hostilities; "the desperately engaged ships continued the fight"involved - connected by participation or association or use; "we accomplished nothing, simply because of the large number of people involved"; "the problems involved"; "the involved muscles"; "I don't want to get involved"; "everyone involved in the bribery case has been identified" | | 3. | engaged - reserved in advancebooked, set-asidereserved - set aside for the use of a particular person or party | | 4. | engaged - (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); "her line is busy"; "receptionists' telephones are always engaged"; "the lavatory is in use"; "kept getting a busy signal"in use, busyoccupied - held or filled or in use; "she keeps her time well occupied"; "the wc is occupied" | | 5. |  engaged - (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting; "the gears are engaged"; "meshed gears"; "intermeshed twin rotors"intermeshed, meshedgeared - equipped with or connected by gears or having gears engaged | | 6. | engaged - having services contracted for; "the carpenter engaged (or employed) for the job is sick"employed - having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary; "most of our graduates are employed" | | 7. | engaged - built against or attached to a wall; "engaged columns"architecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use"connected - joined or linked together |
engagedadjective1. occupied, working, involved, committed, employed, busy, absorbed, tied up, preoccupied, engrossed the various projects he was engaged on2. betrothed, promised, pledged, affianced, promised in marriage He was engaged to Miss Julia Boardman.
betrothed free, available, unattached, uncommitted, fancy-free3. in use, busy, tied up, unavailable We tried to phone you back but the line was engaged.
in use free, availableengagedadjective1. Involved in activity or work:busy, employed, occupied.2. Pledged to marry:affianced, betrothed, intended, plighted.Translationsengage (inˈgeidʒ) verb1. to begin to employ (a workman etc). He engaged him as his assistant. 僱用(工人等) 开始雇用（工人等） 2. to book; to reserve. He has engaged an entertainer for the children's party. 預約 预定3. to take hold of or hold fast; to occupy. to engage someone's attention. 引起(注意力等) 吸引（注意力），占去（时间等） 4. to join battle with. The two armies were fiercely engaged. 交戰 交战5. to (cause part of a machine etc to) fit into and lock with another part. The driver engaged second gear. 嚙合，使嚙合 使啮合enˈgaged adjective1. bound by promise (especially to marry). She became engaged to John. 已訂婚的 已订婚约的2. (with in) employed or occupied. She is engaged in social work. 從事，忙於 参加...工作3. busy; not free; occupied. Please come if you are not already engaged for that evening; The room / telephone line is engaged. 忙碌的，佔線的 无空的，占线的 enˈgagement nounthe engagement of three new assistants; When shall we announce our engagement?; Have you any engagements tomorrow?; a naval engagement (= battle); (also adjective) an engagement ring. 僱用，訂婚，約會，交戰 雇用，订婚的，约会，战役 enˈgaging adjective attractive. an engaging smile. 迷人的 迷人的- I'm engaged → 我已订婚
- It's busy (US)
It's engaged (UK) → 占线
engaged
engage (one) in (something)1. To do some task or activity. In this usage, "engage in" is usually a set phrase. Dad is engaged in fixing the car, so he can't talk right now.2. To include or involve one in something. Phil is always making snide comments, but I refuse to let him engage me in an argument.3. To occupy one with a task or activity. See if you can engage the kids in a game this afternoon so that I can get some work done.See also: engageengage in small talkTo chat with someone, usually a stranger or acquaintance, about benign topics (such as the weather or one's employment). Because Tom and Joe had never met before, they engaged in small talk by the appetizers. If you think that girl's pretty, go over and engage in small talk with her.See also: engage, small, talkengaged to (one)Betrothed to one; engaged to be married to one. You know Kelly's engaged to Cristina, so stop flirting with her! Alicia sported a gorgeous diamond ring after getting engaged to Ed.See also: engagedengage (someone) to (someone)To betroth oneself or someone to someone else; to enter two people into an engagement to be married. I refuse to let my family engage me to a man I've never met before.See also: engageengage in small talkto talk only about minor matters rather than important matters or personal matters. All the people at the party were engaging in small talk. They chatted about the weather and otherwise engaged in small talk.See also: engage, small, talkengaged
engaged Architect built against or attached to a wall or similar structure EngagedApplied or partially buried in a wall, such as a column with half or more of its shaft visible.   engagedAttached (or apparently attached) to a wall by being partly embedded or bonded to it; for example, an engaged column.MedicalSeeengagementLegalSeeEngageengaged
Synonyms for engagedadj occupiedSynonyms- occupied
- working
- involved
- committed
- employed
- busy
- absorbed
- tied up
- preoccupied
- engrossed
adj betrothedSynonyms- betrothed
- promised
- pledged
- affianced
- promised in marriage
Antonyms- free
- available
- unattached
- uncommitted
- fancy-free
adj in useSynonyms- in use
- busy
- tied up
- unavailable
AntonymsSynonyms for engagedadj involved in activity or workSynonymsadj pledged to marrySynonyms- affianced
- betrothed
- intended
- plighted
Synonyms for engagedadj having ones attention or mind or energy engagedSynonymsRelated Wordsadj involved in military hostilitiesRelated Wordsadj reserved in advanceSynonymsRelated Wordsadj (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailabilitySynonymsRelated Wordsadj (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interactingSynonymsRelated Wordsadj having services contracted forRelated Wordsadj built against or attached to a wallRelated Words |