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- Dictionaryengaged/ɪnˈɡeɪdʒd/
adjective
- 1. busy; occupied. Similar Opposite
- 2. having formally agreed to marry: "Keith and I had got engaged four months before" Similar Opposite
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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:
to become involved, or have contact, with someone or something: She's an intelligent child but in class she doesn't really engage. engage with Just stay out of his way as much as possible, and don't engage with him. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. engage verb (FIT TOGETHER) [ I or T ]
The meaning of ENGAGED is involved in activity : occupied, busy. How to use engaged in a sentence.
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.
Definition of engaged adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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. engaged his all in the king's cause. 2. a. obsolete : to entangle or entrap in or as if in a snare or bog. b. : to attract and hold by influence or power. c.
Someone who is engaged in or on a particular activity is doing it or involved with it.