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English adjective: engaged | |||
| 1. | engaged having ones attention or mind or energy engaged | ||
| Samples | She keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities. Deeply engaged in conversation. | ||
| Synonyms | occupied | ||
| Similar | busy | ||
| Antonyms | idle | ||
| 2. | engaged involved in military hostilities | ||
| Samples | The desperately engaged ships continued the fight. | ||
| Similar | involved | ||
| Antonyms | uninvolved | ||
| 3. | engaged reserved in advance | ||
| Synonyms | booked, set-aside | ||
| Similar | reserved | ||
| Antonyms | unreserved | ||
| 4. | 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) | ||
| Samples | Her line is busy. Receptionists' telephones are always engaged. The lavatory is in use. Kept getting a busy signal. | ||
| Synonyms | busy, in use | ||
| Similar | occupied | ||
| Antonyms | unoccupied | ||
| 5. | engaged (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting | ||
| Samples | The gears are engaged. Meshed gears. Intermeshed twin rotors. | ||
| Synonyms | intermeshed, meshed | ||
| Similar | geared | ||
| Antonyms | ungeared | ||
| 6. | engaged having services contracted for | ||
| Samples | The carpenter engaged (or employed) for the job is sick. | ||
| Similar | employed | ||
| Antonyms | unemployed | ||
| 7. | engaged built against or attached to a wall | ||
| Samples | Engaged columns. | ||
| Similar | connected | ||
| Domain category | architecture | ||
| Antonyms | unconnected | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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