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Definition and meaning of Engaged
engaged
- past participle of engage (verb)
- past indicative (I,you,he,she,it,we,they) of engage (verb)
Definitions
engaged (adj.)
1.actively or fully engaged or occupied"busy with her work" "a busy man" "too busy to eat lunch"
2.having ones attention or mind or energy engaged"she keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities" "deeply engaged in conversation"
3.built against or attached to a wall"engaged columns"
4.having services contracted for"the carpenter engaged (or employed) for the job is sick"
5.(used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting"the gears are engaged" "meshed gears" "intermeshed twin rotors"
6.involved in military hostilities"the desperately engaged ships continued the fight"
7.(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" "receptionists' telephones are always engaged" "the lavato..."
8.reserved in advance
9.pledged to be married"the engaged couple"
engage (v. trans.)
1.get caught"make sure the gear is engaged"
2.consume all of one's attention or time"Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"
3.give to in marriage
4.keep engaged"engaged the gears"
5.engage for service under a term of contract"We took an apartment on a quiet street" "Let's rent a car" "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"
6.hire for work or assistance"engage aid, help, services, or support"
7.carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in"She pursued many activities" "They engaged in a discussion"
8.carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)"Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe"
9.ask to represent; of legal counsel"I'm retaining a lawyer"
10.engage or hire for work"They hired two new secretaries in the department" "How many people has she employed?"
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Merriam Webster
EngagedEn*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.
EngageEn*gage" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Engaged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Engaging (?).] [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.) 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.
EngageEn*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.) To be in gear, as two cogwheels working together.
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Synonyms
engage (v. trans.)
absorb, affiance, attach, attack, become engaged, become engaged to, bewitch, book, captivate, charm, charter, commission, divert, employ, endear, engross, enlist, fascinate, fasten, get engaged, get engaged to, hire, interest, interlace, interlock, involve, lease, lock, mesh, necessitate, obligate, occupy, operate, play, plight, prosecute, pursue, rent, reserve, retain, sign, sign up, strike, strike up, take, take on, tempt, wage, betroth (old), betroth to (old)
See also
engaged (adj.)
↘ be busy, be engaged, be in use, be occupied, be taken, be taken up with, be tied up, fiance, fiancé, groom-to-be, have on ↗ affiance, become engaged, become engaged to, betroth, betroth to, busily, engage, get engaged, get engaged to, plight ≠ idle
engage (v. trans.)
↘ bespoken, betrothed, employer, employment, employment contractor, engaged, engagement, interlock, interlocking, involution, involvement, labour contractor, mesh, meshing, participation, useful, utile ≠ axe, can, discharge, disengage, dismiss, displace, fire, force out, get the boot, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate, throw out, turn out into the street, withdraw
Phrases
⇨ be engaged • be engaged in • be engaged in a polemic • be engaged in negotiations • be engaged in negotiations of • become engaged • become engaged to • get engaged • get engaged to • working population engaged in agriculture
⇨ Club of Engaged Non-Party Members • Enemy Engaged 2 • Engaged (Alisa Mizuki song) • Engaged (play) • Engaged Buddhism • Engaged Buddhist • Engaged Non-Party Members Club • Engaged Non-party members Club • Engaged Non-party-members Club • Engaged and Underage • Engaged column • International Network of Engaged Buddhists • Number Engaged • Otherwise Engaged
⇨ Engage (album) • Engage (organization) • Engage (visual arts) • Engage Planet Kiss Dum • Engage the Enzyme • Engage with Grace • Generation Engage • Killswitch Engage • Killswitch Engage (2000 album) • Killswitch Engage (2009 album) • Killswitch Engage (album) • Killswitch Engage discography • Reckoning (Killswitch Engage song) • Santé engagé • Starting Over (Killswitch Engage song) • USS Engage • USS Engage (AM-433) • USS Engage (AM-93) • USS Engage (MSO-433)
Analogical dictionary
engaged (adj.)
busy; engaged[ClasseHyper.]
indisponible (fr)[Classe]
busyness, hum - busily[Dérivé]
idle[Ant.]
engaged (adj.)
busy, engaged[Similaire]
engaged (adj.)
connected[Similaire]
engaged (adj.)
employed[Similaire]
engaged (adj.)
geared[Similaire]
engaged (adj.)
involved[Similaire]
engaged (adj.)
engage (v. tr.)
[British]
engage (v. tr.)
commencer à préparer qqch (fr)[Classe]
procédure judiciaire (fr)[DomaineCollocation]
engage (v. tr.)
engage (v. tr.)
engage (v. tr.)
s'engager envers qqn à faire qqch (fr)[Classe]
(wedding celebration; wedding party; wedlock; marriage; wedding; marriage ceremony; match)[termes liés]
pledge, promise, swear, vow[Hyper.]
engage (v. tr.)
faire changer de lieu qqch (fr)[Classe...]
engrenage (fr)[termes liés]
engage (v. tr.)
engage (v. tr.)
engage (v. tr.)
engage (v. tr.)
contend, fight, struggle[Hyper.]
engage (v. tr.)
employ, engage, hire, take on[Hyper.]
engage (v. tr.)
recruter des personnes (fr)[Classe]
employer une personne (fr)[Classe]
Wikipedia - see also
Wikipedia
Engage
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Look up engage in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. |
Engage may refer to:
- Engagement in preparation for marriage
- Engage (interactive agency)
- Engage (organization), a UK-based political organization
- Engage (visual arts), the UK National Association for Gallery Education
- N-Gage, a smartphone and handheld game console by Nokia
- N-Gage (service), a mobile gaming service by Nokia
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This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. |
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