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en·gaged
engaged
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- pronunciation:
- ihn
geIjd
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: |
adjective |
definition 1: |
busy; employed; involved.
The manager is engaged at the moment; can I have him return your call?If you're not currently engaged, why don't you interview for this job?- antonyms:
- free, idle, unemployed, unengaged
- similar words:
- active, busy
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definition 2: |
keeping a promise and plan of marriage; betrothed.
They were engaged for one year before they were married. |
definition 3: |
reserved in advance or presently occupied.
- antonyms:
- available, free
- similar words:
- busy
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definition 4: |
meshed, as gears in a machine.
- antonyms:
- disengaged
- similar words:
- alive
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