ENGAGED
Dictionary entry overview: What does engaged mean?
• ENGAGED (adjective)
The adjective ENGAGED has 8 senses:
1. having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
2. involved in military hostilities
3. reserved in advance
4. (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)
5. (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting
6. having services contracted for
7. built against or attached to a wall
8. pledged to be married
Familiarity information: ENGAGED used as an adjective is common.
Dictionary entry details
• ENGAGED (adjective)
Meaning:
Having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
Synonyms:
engaged; occupied
Context examples:
she keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities / deeply engaged in conversation
Similar:
busy (actively or fully engaged or occupied)
Meaning:
Involved in military hostilities
Context example:
the desperately engaged ships continued the fight
Similar:
involved (connected by participation or association or use)
Meaning:
Reserved in advance
Synonyms:
booked; set-aside; engaged
Similar:
reserved (set aside for the use of a particular person or party)
Meaning:
(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)
Synonyms:
in use; engaged; busy
Context examples:
her line is busy / receptionists' telephones are always engaged / the lavatory is in use / kept getting a busy signal
Similar:
occupied (held or filled or in use)
Meaning:
(used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting
Synonyms:
meshed; intermeshed; engaged
Context examples:
the gears are engaged / meshed gears / intermeshed twin rotors
Similar:
geared (equipped with or connected by gears or having gears engaged)
Meaning:
Having services contracted for
Context example:
the carpenter engaged (or employed) for the job is sick
Similar:
employed (having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary)
Meaning:
Built against or attached to a wall
Context example:
engaged columns
Similar:
connected (joined or linked together)
Domain category:
architecture (the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings)
Meaning:
Pledged to be married
Synonyms:
affianced; betrothed; bespoken; pledged; engaged
Context example:
the engaged couple
Similar:
attached; committed (associated in an exclusive sexual relationship)
