Engaged

Pronunciation

Verb

1. engaged

   (past of engage)

Full definition of engaged

Adjective

1. Agreed to be married.
2. Busy or employed.
3. (British) (of a telephone) Already involved in a telephone call when a third party callsI tried calling, but she (or her phone) was engaged.
4. (architecture, of a column) attached to a wall or sunk into it halfway
5. (of gears or cogs) in contact and in operation

Synonyms

• (of a telephone) US busy

Related terms

• engage
• engagement