engaged Syllabification: (en·gaged)Pronunciation: /enˈgājd/Translate engaged | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish 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. engaged in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of engaged in the British & World English dictionary