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engaged

Syllabification: (en·gaged)
Pronunciation: /enˈgājd/
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Definition of engaged

adjective

  • 1 [predic.] busy; occupied:I told him I was otherwise engaged
  • British (of a telephone line) unavailable because already in use.
  • (of a toilet) already in use.
  • 2having formally agreed to marry.
  • 3 Architecture (of a column) attached to or partly let into a wall.

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