engaged B1 Topic:Actions & Processes US /ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒd/ See IPA manual Freq #2488 Meanings 1 adj Having formally agreed to marry someone. They got engaged last summer and plan to marry next year. 2 adj Busy doing something or already in use. I tried calling, but the line was engaged. 3 adj Actively involved and interested in something. The students stayed engaged throughout the whole lesson. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 adj · busy doing something or... busy Word family Derived forms engagedlyengagednessnonengagedsemiengagedunderengagedunengaged Related forms engageengagement Common collocations engaged couple Adjective + noun busily engaged Adverb + adjective desperately engaged Adverb + adjective Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # engaged **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒd/ **Frequency rank:** 2488 ## Meanings 1. Having formally agreed to marry someone. 2. Busy doing something or already in use. 3. Actively involved and interested in something. ## Examples - They got engaged last summer and plan to marry next year. - I tried calling, but the line was engaged. - The students stayed engaged throughout the whole lesson. ## Derived Forms - engagedly - engagedness - nonengaged - semiengaged - underengaged - unengaged ## Related Forms - engage - engagement ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown