engaged
adjective
1. having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
- deeply engaged in conversation
Similar word(s): busy, occupied
2. involved in military hostilities
- the desperately engaged ships continued the fight
Similar word(s): involved
3. reserved in advance
Similar word(s): reserved, booked
4. (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)
- receptionists' telephones are always engaged
Similar word(s): occupied, busy
5. (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting
- the gears are engaged
Similar word(s): geared, intermeshed, meshed
6. having services contracted for
- the carpenter engaged (or employed) for the job is sick
Similar word(s): employed
7. built against or attached to a wall
- engaged columns
Similar word(s): connected
Sentences with engaged as an adjective:
- I tried calling, but she (or her phone) was engaged.
verb
1. simple past tense and past participle of engage