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engaged
pledged to be married
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adjective
pledged to be married
“the engaged couple”
adjective
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
“she keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities”
adjective
built against or attached to a wall
“engaged columns”
adjective
having services contracted for
“the carpenter engaged (or employed) for the job is sick”
adjective
(used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting
“the gears are engaged”
adjective
involved in military hostilities
“the desperately engaged ships continued the fight”
adjective
(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”
adjective
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the engaged couple
she keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities
deeply engaged in conversation
engaged columns
the carpenter engaged (or employed) for the job is sick
the gears are engaged
meshed gears
intermeshed twin rotors
the desperately engaged ships continued the fight
her line is busy
receptionists' telephones are always engaged
the lavatory is in use
kept getting a busy signal
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