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engaged.

Having agreed to marry a particular person (one's fiancé or fiancée) or each other.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒd//ɛnˈɡeɪd͡ʒd/
  1. Having agreed to marry a particular person (one's fiancé or fiancée) or each other.

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  2. Busy or employed.

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  3. Greatly interested.

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  4. (of a telephone) Already involved in a telephone call when a third party calls.

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    I tried calling, but she (or her phone) was engaged.
  5. attached to a wall or sunk into it halfway

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  6. in contact and in operation

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  7. being attacked or attacking

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  8. Having the widest part of its presenting part, usually the head, enter the pelvic brim or inlet.

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  9. Synonym of engagé (“passionately committed to a cause”).

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verb/ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒd//ɛnˈɡeɪd͡ʒd/
  1. simple past and past participle of engage

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