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engaged

/ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒd/adjective2 syllables

Engaged means: pledged to be married.

Synonyms for engaged18

adjective, as in pledged to be married

bespoken, betrothed, attached, committed

adjective, as in reserved in advance

booked, set-aside, reserved

adjective, as in (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)

busy, in use, occupied

adjective, as in (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting

meshed, intermeshed, geared

adjective, as in having ones attention or mind or energy engaged

occupied, busy

adjective, as in involved in military hostilities

involved

adjective, as in having services contracted for

employed

adjective, as in built against or attached to a wall

connected

also used for engaged

affianced, engagé

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What does engaged mean?8

adjective

1

pledged to be married“the engaged couple”

2

reserved in advance

3

(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”

4

(used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting“the gears are engaged”

5

having ones attention or mind or energy engaged“she keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities”

6

involved in military hostilities“the desperately engaged ships continued the fight”

7

having services contracted for“the carpenter engaged (or employed) for the job is sick”

8

built against or attached to a wall“engaged columns”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with engaged?6

two syllables

enraged
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Engaged in a sentence

  • Even though we're engaged, she did not want to let me kiss her.DanielDaniel
  • Even though we're engaged, he did not want to let me kiss him.DanielDaniel
  • Even though we were engaged, she wouldn't let me kiss her.AlanF_US
  • They are engaged, bound to each other for eternity.AlanF_US
  • Brian, in his pajamas, is engaged in reading in the house in the morning.RoyalBee
  • I rang her, but the number was engaged.sundown
  • I rang him, but the number was engaged.sundown
  • Sorry, the number is engaged at the moment.sundown

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