Associations to the word «Engaged»

ENGAGED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of engage

ENGAGED, adjective. Agreed to be married.

ENGAGED, adjective. Busy or employed.

ENGAGED, adjective. (British) (of a telephone) Already involved in a telephone call when a third party calls

ENGAGED, adjective. (architecture) (of a column) attached to a wall or sunk into it halfway

ENGAGED, adjective. (of gears or cogs) in contact and in operation

ENGAGED, adjective. (military) being attacked or attacking

ENGAGED COLUMN, noun. (architecture) A column embedded in a wall and partly projecting from the surface of the wall

ENGAGED TONE, noun. (British) (telephony) An audible signal to the calling party that indicates failure to complete the requested connection; a busy signal

ENGAGED, adjective. Having ones attention or mind or energy engaged; "she keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities"; "deeply engaged in conversation".

ENGAGED, adjective. Involved in military hostilities; "the desperately engaged ships continued the fight".

ENGAGED, adjective. Reserved in advance.

ENGAGED, adjective. (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".

ENGAGED, adjective. (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting; "the gears are engaged"; "meshed gears"; "intermeshed twin rotors".

ENGAGED, adjective. Having services contracted for; "the carpenter engaged (or employed) for the job is sick".

ENGAGED, adjective. Built against or attached to a wall; "engaged columns".