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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  committed \committed\ adj.
     1. Bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular
        cause, action, or attitude. Opposite of uncommitted.
  
     Note: [Narrower terms: bound up, involved, wrapped up;
           dedicated, devoted; pledged, sworn]
           [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. Associated in an exclusive sexual relationship; also
        called attached. Opposite of unattached.
  
     Note: [Narrower terms: affianced, bespoken, betrothed,
           engaged, pledged, promised(predicate); married]
           [Also See: loving.]
  
     Syn: attached.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     3. Consigned involuntarily to custody, as in a prison or
        mental institution.
        [WordNet 1.5]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Engage \En*gage"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Engaged; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Engaging.] [F. engager; pref. en- (L. in) + gage pledge,
     pawn. See Gage.]
     1. To put under pledge; to pledge; to place under obligations
        to do or forbear doing something, as by a pledge, oath, or
        promise; to bind by contract or promise. ``I to thee
        engaged a prince's word.'' --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To gain for service; to bring in as associate or aid; to
        enlist; as, to engage friends to aid in a cause; to engage
        men for service.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To gain over; to win and attach; to attract and hold; to
        draw.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Good nature engages everybody to him. --Addison.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To employ the attention and efforts of; to occupy; to
        engross; to draw on.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Thus shall mankind his guardian care engage. --Pope.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Taking upon himself the difficult task of engaging
              him in conversation.                  --Hawthorne.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To enter into contest with; to encounter; to bring to
        conflict.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A favorable opportunity of engaging the enemy.
                                                    --Ludlow.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. (Mach.) To come into gear with; as, the teeth of one
        cogwheel engage those of another, or one part of a clutch
        engages the other part.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Engaged \En*gaged"\, a.
     1. Occupied; employed; busy.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Pledged; promised; especially, having the affections
        pledged; promised in marriage; affianced; betrothed.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Greatly interested; of awakened zeal; earnest.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. Involved; esp., involved in a hostile encounter; as, the
        engaged ships continued the fight.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Engaged column. (Arch.) Same as Attached column. See
        under Attach, v. t.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Engage \En*gage"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Engaged; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Engaging.] [F. engager; pref. en- (L. in) + gage pledge,
     pawn. See Gage.]
     1. To put under pledge; to pledge; to place under obligations
        to do or forbear doing something, as by a pledge, oath, or
        promise; to bind by contract or promise. ``I to thee
        engaged a prince's word.'' --Shak.
  
     2. To gain for service; to bring in as associate or aid; to
        enlist; as, to engage friends to aid in a cause; to engage
        men for service.
  
     3. To gain over; to win and attach; to attract and hold; to
        draw.
  
              Good nature engages everybody to him. --Addison.
  
     4. To employ the attention and efforts of; to occupy; to
        engross; to draw on.
  
              Thus shall mankind his guardian care engage. --Pope.
  
              Taking upon himself the difficult task of engaging
              him in conversation.                  --Hawthorne.
  
     5. To enter into contest with; to encounter; to bring to
        conflict.
  
              A favorable opportunity of engaging the enemy.
                                                    --Ludlow.
  
     6. (Mach.) To come into gear with; as, the teeth of one
        cogwheel engage those of another, or one part of a clutch
        engages the other part.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Engaged \En*gaged"\, a.
     1. Occupied; employed; busy.
  
     2. Pledged; promised; especially, having the affections
        pledged; promised in marriage; affianced; betrothed.
  
     3. Greatly interested; of awakened zeal; earnest.
  
     4. Involved; esp., involved in a hostile encounter; as, the
        engaged ships continued the fight.
  
     Engaged column. (Arch.) Same as Attached column. See
        under Attach, v. t.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  engaged
       adj 1: having ones attention or mind or energy engaged; "she keeps
              herself fully occupied with volunteer activities";
              "deeply engaged in conversation" [syn: occupied]
       2: involved in military hostilities; "the desperately engaged
          ships continued the fight"
       3: reserved in advance [syn: booked, set-aside(p)]
       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);
          "her line is busy"; "receptionists' telephones are always
          engaged"; "the lavatory is in use"; "kept getting a busy
          signal" [syn: busy, in use(p)]
       5: (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and
          interacting; "the gears are engaged"; "meshed gears";
          "intermeshed twin rotors" [syn: meshed, intermeshed]
       6: having services contracted for; "the carpenter engaged (or
          employed) for the job is sick"
       7: built against or attached to a wall; "engaged columns"
       8: pledged to be married; "the engaged couple" [syn: affianced,
           bespoken, betrothed, pledged]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  engaged
     a.
     1 Having agreed to marry a particular person (one's fiancé or
  fiancée) or each other.
     2 busy or employed.
     3 Greatly interested.
     4 (lb en British) (lb en of a telephone) Already involved in a
  telephone call when a third party calls.
     5 (lb en architecture of a column) attached to a wall or sunk into it
  halfway
     6 (lb en of gears or cogs) in contact and in operation
     7 (lb en military) being attacked or attacking
     8 (lb en medicine of a foetus) Having the widest part of its
  presenting part, usually the head, enter the pelvic brim or inlet.
     9 (synonym of en engagé  passionately committed to a cause)
     vb.
     (infl of en engage  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  engaged
     a.
     1 Having agreed to marry a particular person (one's fiancé or
  fiancée) or each other.
     2 busy or employed.
     3 Greatly interested.
     4 (lb en British) (lb en of a telephone) Already involved in a
  telephone call when a third party calls.
     5 (lb en architecture of a column) attached to a wall or sunk into it
  halfway
     6 (lb en of gears or cogs) in contact and in operation
     7 (lb en military) being attacked or attacking
     8 (lb en medicine of a foetus) Having the widest part of its
  presenting part, usually the head, enter the pelvic brim or inlet.
     9 (synonym of en engagé  passionately committed to a cause)
     vb.
     (infl of en engage  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  engaged
     a.
     1 Having agreed to marry a particular person (one's fiancé or
  fiancée) or each other.
     2 busy or employed.
     3 Greatly interested.
     4 (lb en British) (lb en of a telephone) Already involved in a
  telephone call when a third party calls.
     5 (lb en architecture of a column) attached to a wall or sunk into it
  halfway
     6 (lb en of gears or cogs) in contact and in operation
     7 (lb en military) being attacked or attacking
     8 (lb en medicine of a foetus) Having the widest part of its
  presenting part, usually the head, enter the pelvic brim or inlet.
     9 (synonym of en engagé  passionately committed to a cause)
     vb.
     (infl of en engage  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  engaged
     a.
     1 Having agreed to marry a particular person (one's fiancé or
  fiancée) or each other.
     2 busy or employed.
     3 Greatly interested.
     4 (lb en British) (lb en of a telephone) Already involved in a
  telephone call when a third party calls.
     5 (lb en architecture of a column) attached to a wall or sunk into it
  halfway
     6 (lb en of gears or cogs) in contact and in operation
     7 (lb en military) being attacked or attacking
     8 (lb en medicine of a foetus) Having the widest part of its
  presenting part, usually the head, enter the pelvic brim or inlet.
     9 (synonym of en engagé  passionately committed to a cause)
     vb.
     (infl of en engage  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  engaged
     Englanti a.
     1 kihloissa oleva
     2 (brittienglantia) varattu (puhelinnumerosta)
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm e ngage d)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  engaged
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en engage ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb engage)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Engaged /ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd/
  مشغول

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  engaged //ɛnˈɡeɪd͡ʒd// //ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒd// 
  1. сгоден
  agreed to be married
  2. зает
  already involved in a telephone call

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  engaged /ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd/ 
  zaměstnaný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  engaged /ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd/ 
  angažovaný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  engaged /ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd/ 
  zaneprázdněný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  engaged /ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd/ 
  zasnoubený

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  engaged /ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd/ 
  obsazen

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  engaged /ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd/
  obsazeno

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  engaged /ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd/
  obsazený

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  engaged /ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd/
  in seinen Bann gezogen, in Anspruch genommen
   see: engage sb./sth., engaging, engage an audience, engage sb.'s interest, engage sb.'s attention, engage the services of a lawyer
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  engaged /ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd/
  angegriffen
     Synonym: engaged with
  
   see: engage with sb., engage sb., engaging with, engaging, engage (with) the enemy troops, engage a target
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  engaged /ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd/
  beauftragt
   see: engage sb. to do sth., engaging, engage sb. else to carry out the work
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  engaged /ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd/
  belegt, besetzt 
        "The toilet was engaged."  - Das WC war besetzt.
     Synonym: occupied
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  engaged /ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd/
  beschäftigt, nicht abkömmlich, unabkömmlich, belegt, verpflichtet 
        "be engaged in research"  - beschäftigt sein mit Forschungsarbeit
   see: be engaged
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  engaged /ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd/
  gedungen
     Synonym: hired
  
   see: hire, engage, hiring, engaging
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  engaged /ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd/
  eingefallen
   see: engage, engaging
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  engaged /ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd/
  eingegangen, sich ernsthaft beschäftigt, sich genauer befasst / auseinandergesetzt
   see: engage with sb./sth., engaging, engage with your children, engage with the problems of our time, engage with a mobile phone while driving, the willingness to engage with these aspects, The book fails to engage with the problems of young people.
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  engaged /ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd/
  eingerastet
     Synonym: locked into place
  
   see: engage, lock into place, engaging, locking into place
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  engaged /ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd/
  eingestellt, angestellt, aufgenommen, beschäftigt
     Synonyms: employed, hired, recruited, taken on, put on the payroll
  
   see: employ, engage, hire, recruit sb., take on sb., take sb. into employment, put sb. on the payroll, employing, engaging, hiring, recruiting, taking on, putting on the payroll, recruit staff
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  engaged /ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd/
  engagiert, gebucht
     Synonym: booked
  
   see: engage sb., book sb., engaging, booking
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  engaged /ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd/
  verabredet 
        "be engaged otherwise"  - etw. anderes vorhaben
        "Are you engaged this evening?"  - Hast du heute Abend etwas vor?, Bist du verabredet für heute Abend?

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  engaged /ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd/
  sich verpflichtet, zugesagt
     Synonym: committed
  
   see: commit yourself to do sth., engage yourself to do sth., committing, engaging, commit to sb.
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  engaged /ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd/
  vorbestellt, reservieren lassen
   see: engage sth., engaging
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  engaged /ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd/
  
  αρραβωνιασμένος

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  engaged //ɛnˈɡeɪd͡ʒd// //ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒd// 
  1. kihloihin, kihloissa
  agreed to be married
  2. varattu
  already involved in a telephone call

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  engaged /ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd/
  angažiran, angažmanom, priključen, prikopčan, uključen, ukopčan, zauzet, zauzeto

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  engaged /ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd/
  1. harcban álló
  2. foglalt
  3. elfoglalt
  4. összekapcsolódott

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  engaged //ɛnˈɡeɪd͡ʒd// //ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒd// 
  1. 婚約
  agreed to be married
  2. 使用中
  already involved in a telephone call

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  engaged /ɪŋˈgeɪʤd/ 
   1.  zaręczony (to sb - z kimś)
   2.  [telefon]  zajęty

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  engaged //ɛnˈɡeɪd͡ʒd// //ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒd// 
  1. förlovad
  agreed to be married
  2. upptagen
  already involved in a telephone call

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  engaged /ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd/
  1. meşgul, tutulmuş
  2. nişanlı
  3. dövüşmekte
  4. birbirine geçmiş. engaged column (mim.) yarısı duvarda yarısı meydanda olan direk.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ɛnˈɡeɪdʒd/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  93 Moby Thesaurus words for "engaged":
     absorbed, absorbed in, accessory, affianced, agreed, armed,
     arranged, arrayed, assured, at it, at work, battled, betrothed,
     bound, buried in, busy, caught up in, committed, compacted,
     compromised, contemplating, contemplative, contracted, covenanted,
     deep, deployed, devoted, devoted to, embattled, employed,
     engrossed, engrossed in, full of business, guaranteed, hard at it,
     hard at work, immersed, immersed in, implicated, in battle array,
     in harness, intended, intent, intent on, involved, lost in,
     meditating, meditative, monomaniacal, monopolized, obligated,
     obsessed, occupied, on duty, on the go, on the hop, on the job,
     on the jump, on the move, on the run, partaking, participant,
     participating, participative, participatory, pledged, plighted,
     preoccupied, promised, ranged, rapt, sealed, settled, sharing,
     signed, single-minded, stipulated, studious, studying,
     submerged in, swept up, sworn, taken up with, tied up,
     totally absorbed, undertaken, underwritten, warranted, working,
     wrapped, wrapped in, wrapped up, wrapped up in
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 忙碌的,使用中的;
  v. 预订,约定,参与;
  vbl. 预订,约定,参与;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 忙碌的,使用中的

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