| ADJECTIVE | all | engaged, occupied | having ones attention or mind or energy engaged |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | engaged | involved in military hostilities | |
| all | engaged, booked, set-aside | reserved in advance | |
| all | engaged, busy, in use | (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability | |
| all | engaged, meshed, intermeshed | (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting | |
| all | engaged | having services contracted for | |
| all | engaged | built against or attached to a wall |
| Sounds | ehngey'jhd | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | aged ... teenaged: 6 rhymes with eyjhd... | |
| Meaning | Having ones attention or mind or energy engaged. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "deeply engaged in conversation" | |
| Synonym | occupied | |
| Broader | busy | actively or fully engaged or occupied |
| Spanish | empleado, ocupado | |
| Catalan | empleat, ocupat | |
| Meaning | Involved in military hostilities. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the desperately engaged ships continued the fight" | |
| Broader | involved | Connected by participation or association or use |
| Meaning | Reserved in advance. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | booked, set-aside | |
| Broader | reserved | Set aside for the use of a particular person or party / party / party |
| Spanish | apartado, comprometido, reservado | |
| Meaning | (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). | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "receptionists' telephones are always engaged" | |
| Synonyms | busy, in use | |
| Broader | occupied | held or filled or in use |
| Spanish | ocupado | |
| Meaning | (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the gears are engaged" | |
| Synonyms | meshed, intermeshed | |
| Broader | geared | equipped with or connected by gears or having gears engaged |
| Meaning | Having services contracted for. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the carpenter engaged (or employed) for the job is sick" | |
| Broader | employed | Having your services engaged for |
| Meaning | built against or attached to a wall. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "engaged columns" | |
| Category | architecture | The discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings |
| Broader | connected | joined or linked together |
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