engaged
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engaged
- /ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒd/
- /ɛnˈɡeɪd͡ʒd/
Rhymes with -eɪdʒd
verb
- simple past and past participle of engage
adjective
- Having agreed to marry a particular person (one's fiancé or fiancée) or each other.
- Busy or employed. Dig if you will the picture / Of you and I engaged in a kiss / The sweat of your body covers me / Can you my darling / Can you picture this?
- Greatly interested.
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(of a telephone) Already involved in a telephone call when a third party calls.
I tried calling, but she (or her phone) was engaged.
Similar: busy
- attached to a wall or sunk into it halfway
- in contact and in operation
- being attacked or attacking
- Having the widest part of its presenting part, usually the head, enter the pelvic brim or inlet.
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Synonym of engagé (“passionately committed to a cause”).
Black and white women writers assumed their mantle as engaged writers, as cultural and political critics.
Similar: engagé
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: betrothed, affianced, bespoken, connected, committed, occupied, employed, attached, involved, set-aside, busy, reserved, meshed, geared, booked, in use
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adj agreed to be married
| Español | comprometido, desposado, prometido |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 婚約している kon'yaku-shite iru |
| 中文 | 訂婚了 /订婚了 dìnghūn le |
| हिन्दी | मँगनी maṅgnī, सगाई sagāī |
| Português | noivo |
| Français | fiancé, fiancée |
| Deutsch | verlobt |
| Italiano | fidanzato, fidanzata, impegnato, impegnata |
| Română | logodit |
| Русский | помо́лвленный pomólvlennyj, помо́лвленная pomólvlennaja, обручённый obručónnyj, обручённая obručónnaja |
| العربية | مَخْطُوب maḵṭūb, مَخْطُوبَة maḵṭūba |
| עברית | מאורס m'orás |
adj greatly interested
| Español | muy interesado |
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Talk about this word "engaged." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/engaged. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. engaged. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/engaged "engaged." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/engaged.Cite this
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title = {engaged},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/engaged},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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