What does "engaged" mean?

simple past and past participle of engage

What is a synonym for "engaged"?

Common synonyms include: busy, employed, involved, absorbed, absorbed in, accessory.

Pronounced //ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒd//.

//ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒd// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Common ·High school level

Verb

Adjective

1
Having agreed to marry a particular person (one's fiancé or fiancée) or each other. not-comparable
2
Busy or employed. not-comparable
"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?"
3
Greatly interested. not-comparable
4
(of a telephone) Already involved in a telephone call when a third party calls. British, not-comparable
"I tried calling, but she (or her phone) was engaged."
5
attached to a wall or sunk into it halfway not-comparable

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in contact and in operation not-comparable
7
being attacked or attacking not-comparable
8
Having the widest part of its presenting part, usually the head, enter the pelvic brim or inlet. not-comparable
9
Synonym of engagé (“passionately committed to a cause”). not-comparable
"Black and white women writers assumed their mantle as engaged writers, as cultural and political critics."

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involved in military hostilities wordnet
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(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) wordnet
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reserved in advance wordnet