The meaning of ENGAGED is involved in activity : occupied, busy. How to use engaged in a sentence.

ENGAGED definition: 1. having formally agreed to marry: 2. involved in something: 3. busy doing something: . Learn more.

Synonyms for ENGAGED: committed, promised, betrothed, affianced, bespoken, bespoke, employed, diligent; Antonyms of ENGAGED: unattached, unemployed, inactive, idle, unoccupied, free, dormant, passive

Someone who is engaged in or engaged on a particular activity is doing that thing. When two people are engaged, they have agreed to marry each other. We got engaged on my eighteenth birthday. He was engaged to Miss Julia Maria Boardman. ...the engaged couple.

If you're busy or involved with something, you're engaged in it. A formal reply to an invitation to lunch might be, "I'm sorry, I'm otherwise engaged" — meaning you already have plans. Engaged often describes people who have committed to getting married.

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

Define engaged. engaged synonyms, engaged pronunciation, engaged translation, English dictionary definition of engaged. adj. 1. Employed, occupied, or busy. 2. Committed, as to a cause. 3. Pledged to marry; betrothed: an engaged couple. 4. Involved in conflict or battle.

ENGAGED definition: pledged to be married ; betrothed | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

Definition of engage verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [transitive] engage something/somebody (formal) to succeed in attracting and keeping somebody’s attention and interest. It is a movie that engages both the mind and the eye. Their pleas failed to engage any sympathy. It was difficult to engage the students at first.

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