be engaged

Definition of be engaged in English English dictionary
engaged: Already involved in a telephone call when a third party calls it
engaged: Busy or employed
engaged: Simple past tense and past participle of engage
engaged: in contact and in operation
engaged: attached to a wall or sunk into it halfway
engaged: Involved; esp
engaged: When two people are engaged, they have agreed to marry each other. We got engaged on my eighteenth birthday
engaged: involved in military hostilities; "the desperately engaged ships continued the fight"
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); "her line is busy"; "receptionists' telephones are always engaged"; "the lavatory is in use"; "kept getting a busy signal"
engaged: If a public toilet is engaged, it is already being used by someone else
engaged: Agreed to be married
engaged: past of engage
engaged: Pledged; promised; especially, having the affections pledged; promised in marriage; affianced; betrothed
engaged: Occupied; employed; busy
engaged: Someone who is engaged in or engaged on a particular activity is doing that thing. They found the three engaged in target practice. the various projects he was engaged on
engaged: involved in a hostile encounter; as, the engaged ships continued the fight
engaged: Actively fighting one or more opponents in melee combat (Held, unconscious, or otherwise immobilized characters are not considered engaged unless they are actually being attacked )
engaged: involved in military hostilities; "the desperately engaged ships continued the fight
engaged: If a telephone or a telephone line is engaged, it is already being used by someone else so that you are unable to speak to the person you are phoning. The line is engaged
engaged: having ones attention or mind or energy engaged; "she keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities"; "deeply engaged in conversation"
engaged: Greatly interested; of awakened zeal; earnest
engaged: built against or attached to a wall; "engaged columns"
engaged: Having another call on a telephone
engaged: Of a column or pilaster: attached to a wall
engaged: pledged to be married; "the engaged couple"
engaged: reserved in advance
engaged: (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting; "the gears are engaged"; "meshed gears"; "intermeshed twin rotors"
engaged: {s} betrothed; busy (about a telephone line); occupied, involved
engaged: having ones attention or mind or energy engaged; "she keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities"; "deeply engaged in conversation" built against or attached to a wall; "engaged columns" having services contracted for; "the carpenter engaged (or employed) for the job is sick" (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting; "the gears are engaged"; "meshed gears"; "intermeshed twin rotors" involved in military hostilities; "the desperately engaged ships continued the fight
engaged: having services contracted for; "the carpenter engaged (or employed) for the job is sick"

be engaged

Hyphenation

be en·gaged

Turkish pronunciation

bi engeycd

Pronunciation

/bē enˈgāʤd/ /biː ɛnˈɡeɪʤd/

Etymology

[ 'bE ] (verb.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English bEon; akin to Old High German bim am, Latin fui I have been, futurus about to be, fieri to become, be done, Greek phynai to be born, be by nature, phyein to produce.