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.

As an engaged girl, she would be unable to accept invitations from other men. You say that someone is engaged to the person they are going to marry.

I didn’t notice that even though I was often in a room with someone else, I was less available, and less engaged.

Mechanics (of gears or the like) to interlock or cause to become interlocked: [~ + object] He engaged the clutch and sped off. [no object] The clutch engaged and the car sped off.

engaged, adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

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

The word 'engaged' originated from the Middle French word 'engagier' which means 'to pledge'. It first appeared in the English language in the early 17th century. Initially used in the context of …

If a phone or a phone line is engaged, it is already being used by someone else so that you are unable to speak to the person you are phoning.

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