Definition of engaged

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  • engaged is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 10
  • engaged is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 10
  • engaged is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 13

Definition of engaged

  • (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) (adjective)

    Examples

    1. receptionists' telephones are always engaged

    Synonyms

    1. busy
    2. in use
  • (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting (adjective)

    Examples

    1. the gears are engaged

    Synonyms

    1. intermeshed
    2. meshed
  • having ones attention or mind or energy engaged (adjective)

    Examples

    1. deeply engaged in conversation

    Synonyms

    1. occupied
  • reserved in advance (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. booked
    2. set-aside
  • built against or attached to a wall (adjective)

    Examples

    1. engaged columns
  • having services contracted for (adjective)

    Examples

    1. the carpenter engaged (or employed) for the job is sick
  • involved in military hostilities (adjective)

    Examples

    1. the desperately engaged ships continued the fight

See definition of engaged in Merriam Webster