adj · verb · 17 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒd/
/ɛnˈɡeɪd͡ʒd/
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rhymes with -eɪdʒd
CMU ARPABET:EH0 N G EY1 JH D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Having agreed to marry a particular person (one's fiancé or fiancée) or each other.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: affianced, betrothed
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Busy or employed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Greatly interested.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adj
Meaning 4
(of a telephone) Already involved in a telephone call when a third party calls.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, not-comparable
Examples
I tried calling, but she (or her phone) was engaged.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: busy
Antonyms: none provided
5
adj
Meaning 5
attached to a wall or sunk into it halfway
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: architecture
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
adj
Meaning 6
in contact and in operation
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
adj
Meaning 7
being attacked or attacking
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: government, military, politics, war
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
adj
Meaning 8
Having the widest part of its presenting part, usually the head, enter the pelvic brim or inlet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
adj
Meaning 9
Synonym of engagé (“passionately committed to a cause”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: engagé
Antonyms: none provided
10
verb
Meaning 10
simple past and past participle of engage
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
11
adjective satellite
Meaning 11
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
she keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities
deeply engaged in conversation
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: occupied
Antonyms: none provided
12
adjective satellite
Meaning 12
built against or attached to a wall
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
engaged columns
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
13
adjective satellite
Meaning 13
having services contracted for
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the carpenter engaged (or employed) for the job is sick
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
14
adjective satellite
Meaning 14
(used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the gears are engaged
meshed gears
intermeshed twin rotors
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: meshed, intermeshed
Antonyms: none provided
15
adjective satellite
Meaning 15
involved in military hostilities
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the desperately engaged ships continued the fight
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
16
adjective satellite
Meaning 16
(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)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
her line is busy
receptionists' telephones are always engaged
the lavatory is in use
kept getting a busy signal
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: busy, in use(p)
Antonyms: none provided
17
adjective satellite
Meaning 17
reserved in advance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: booked, set-aside(p)
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
69 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مَخْطُوب
(maḵṭūb)
— agreed to be married
Arabic:
مَخْطُوبَة
(maḵṭūba)
— agreed to be married
Armenian:
նշանված
(nšanvac)
— agreed to be married
Asturian:
promesu
— agreed to be married
Asturian:
promesa
— agreed to be married
Asturian:
noviu
— agreed to be married
Bulgarian:
сгоден
(sgoden)
— agreed to be married
Catalan:
promès
— agreed to be married
Chinese Mandarin:
訂婚了 /订婚了
(dìnghūn le)
— agreed to be married
Czech:
zasnoubený
— agreed to be married
Czech:
zasnoubená
— agreed to be married
Danish:
forlovet
— agreed to be married
Dutch:
verloofd
— agreed to be married
Esperanto:
fianĉiĝita
— agreed to be married
Finnish:
kihloissa
— agreed to be married
Finnish:
kihloihin
— agreed to be married
French:
fiancé
— agreed to be married
French:
fiancée
— agreed to be married
German:
verlobt
— agreed to be married
Hebrew:
מאורס
(m'orás)
— agreed to be married
Hindi:
मँगनी
(maṅgnī)
— agreed to be married
Hindi:
सगाई
(sagāī)
— agreed to be married
Hungarian:
jegyes
— agreed to be married
Hungarian:
eljegyzett
— agreed to be married
Hungarian:
el van jegyezve
— agreed to be married
Irish:
geallta
— agreed to be married
Italian:
fidanzato
— agreed to be married
Italian:
fidanzata
— agreed to be married
Italian:
impegnato
— agreed to be married
Italian:
impegnata
— agreed to be married
Japanese:
婚約している
(kon'yaku-shite iru)
— agreed to be married
Māori:
hapui
— agreed to be married
Norwegian Bokmål:
forlovet
— agreed to be married
Norwegian Bokmål:
forlove seg
— agreed to be married
Polish:
narzeczony
— agreed to be married
Polish:
narzeczona
— agreed to be married
Portuguese:
noivo
— agreed to be married
Romanian:
logodit
— agreed to be married
Russian:
помо́лвленный
(pomólvlennyj)
— agreed to be married
Russian:
помо́лвленная
(pomólvlennaja)
— agreed to be married
Russian:
обручённый
(obručónnyj)
— agreed to be married
Russian:
обручённая
(obručónnaja)
— agreed to be married
Slovak:
zasnúbený
— agreed to be married
Slovak:
zasnúbená
— agreed to be married
Spanish:
comprometido
— agreed to be married
Spanish:
desposado
— agreed to be married
Spanish:
prometido
— agreed to be married
Swedish:
förlovad
— agreed to be married
Turkish:
nişanlı
— agreed to be married
Turkish:
sözlü
— agreed to be married
Yiddish:
פֿאַרקנסט
(farknast)
— agreed to be married
Bulgarian:
зает
(zaet)
— already involved in a telephone call
Catalan:
comunicant
— already involved in a telephone call
Chinese Mandarin:
使用中的
(shǐyòngzhōng-de)
— already involved in a telephone call
Danish:
optaget
— already involved in a telephone call
Dutch:
bezet
— already involved in a telephone call
Dutch:
in gesprek
— already involved in a telephone call
Finnish:
varattu
— already involved in a telephone call
French:
engagé
— already involved in a telephone call
German:
besetzt
— already involved in a telephone call
Hungarian:
foglalt
— already involved in a telephone call
Irish:
gafa
— already involved in a telephone call
Japanese:
使用中
(shiyōchū)
— already involved in a telephone call
Portuguese:
ocupado
— already involved in a telephone call
Russian:
за́нятый
(zánjatyj)
— already involved in a telephone call
Spanish:
comunicado
— already involved in a telephone call
Spanish:
ocupado
— already involved in a telephone call
Swedish:
upptagen
— already involved in a telephone call
