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    engaged
    /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒd/

    adjective

    • 1. busy; occupied. Similar busyunavailableoccupiedinformal:tied upOpposite freeunoccupied
    • 2. having formally agreed to marry: "Keith and I had got engaged four months before" 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 › englishENGAGE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to interest someone in something and keep them thinking about it: The debate about food safety has engaged the whole nation.

  4. 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:

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

    engaged; engaging. Synonyms of engage. transitive verb. 1. : 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. engagedhis all in the king's cause. 2. a. obsolete: to entangle or entrap in or as if in a snare or bog.

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

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

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › engagedengaged - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

    Definition of engaged adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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

    Someone who is engaged in or on a particular activity is doing it or involved with it.

  11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionengage verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of engage verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.