engaged, occupied
(adjective) having ones attention or mind or energy engaged; âshe keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activitiesâ; âdeeply engaged in conversationâ
engaged
(adjective) built against or attached to a wall; âengaged columnsâ
engaged
(adjective) having services contracted for; âthe carpenter engaged (or employed) for the job is sickâ
engaged, meshed, intermeshed
(adjective) (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting; âthe gears are engagedâ; âmeshed gearsâ; âintermeshed twin rotorsâ
engaged
(adjective) involved in military hostilities; âthe desperately engaged ships continued the fightâ
busy, engaged, in use
(adjective) (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (âengagedâ is a British term for a busy telephone line); âher line is busyâ; âreceptionistsâ telephones are always engagedâ; âthe lavatory is in useâ; âkept getting a busy signalâ
booked, engaged, set-aside
(adjective) reserved in advance
Source: WordNet® 3.1
engaged
simple past tense and past participle of engage
engaged (not comparable)
Agreed to be married.
Busy or employed.
Greatly interested.
(British) (of a telephone) Already involved in a telephone call when a third party calls
(architecture, of a column) attached to a wall or sunk into it halfway
(of gears or cogs) in contact and in operation
(military) being attacked or attacking
(medicine, of a foetus) Having the widest part of its presenting part, usually the head, enter the pelvic brim or inlet.
• (of a telephone): (US) busy
Source: Wiktionary
En*gaged", a.
1. Occupied; employed; busy.
2. Pledged; promised; especially, having the affections pledged; promised in marriage; affianced; betrothed.
3. Greatly interested; of awakened zeal; earnest.
4. Involved; esp., involved in a hostile encounter; as, the engaged ships continued the fight. Engaged column. (Arch.) Same as Attached column. See under Attach, v. t.
En*gage", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Engaged; p. pr. & vb. n. Engaging.] Etym: [F. engager; pref. en- (L. in) + gage pledge, pawn. See Gage.]
1. To put under pledge; to pledge; to place under obligations to do or forbear doing something, as by a pledge, oath, or promise; to bind by contract or promise. "I to thee engaged a prince's word." Shak.
2. To gain for service; to bring in as associate or aid; to enlist; as, to engage friends to aid in a cause; to engage men for service.
3. To gain over; to win and attach; to attract and hold; to draw. Good nature engages everybody to him. Addison.
4. To employ the attention and efforts of; to occupy; to engross; to draw on. Thus shall mankind his guardian care engage. Pope. Taking upon himself the difficult task of engaging him in conversation. Hawthorne.
5. To enter into contest with; to encounter; to bring to conflict. A favorable opportunity of engaging the enemy. Ludlow.
6. (Mach.)
Definition: To come into gear with; as, the teeth of one cogwheel engage those of another, or one part of a clutch engages the other part.
En*gage", v. i.
1. To promise or pledge one's self; to enter into an obligation; to become bound; to warrant. How proper the remedy for the malady, I engage not. Fuller.
2. To embark in a business; to take a part; to employ or involve one's self; to devote attention and effort; to enlist; as, to engage in controversy.
3. To enter into conflict; to join battle; as, the armies engaged in a general battle.
4. (Mach.)
Definition: To be in gear, as two cogwheels working together.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 December 2024
(noun) personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc)
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