engaged
/ɪnˈɡeɪdʒd/
adjective
- Having formally agreed to marry someone.
- She showed everyone her new diamond ring after getting engaged.
- My sister got engaged last weekend and she's overjoyed.
- They have been engaged for two years before their wedding.
- Busy or occupied with something; involved in an activity.
- He was deeply engaged in reading his book and didn't hear the phone.
- I'm sorry, I can't talk now—I'm engaged in a meeting.
- The students were fully engaged in the science experiment.
- Of a phone line or service: already in use.
- The engaged signal means someone else is on the call.
- Every time I call the office, the number is engaged.
- I tried calling her, but the line was engaged.
- Of a machine part: connected and ready to operate.
- With the clutch engaged, the engine power transfers to the wheels.
- Make sure the parking brake is engaged before you leave the car.
- The gears are engaged, so the car is ready to move.
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