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'engaged' in a sentence

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engaged adjective

: having ones attention or mind or energy engaged

: involved in military hostilities

: reserved in advance

: (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)

: (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting

: having services contracted for

: built against or attached to a wall

: pledged to be married


  • He got engaged to my cousin.
  • Jill is engaged to Jack.
  • My sister is engaged in social work.
  • My father has been engaged in foreign trade for many years.
  • They are engaged in cancer research.
  • Have you ever been engaged?
  • The two countries are engaged in biological warfare.
  • I am engaged in AIDS research.
  • Dan and Linda weren't even engaged.
  • I am engaged in a new business.
  • He has engaged in religious activity since then.
  • He engaged in incest with his younger sister.
  • The company engaged him as an advisor.
  • The young widow got engaged once more.
  • The military engaged the enemy five kilometers south of the capital.
  • He engaged her as an interpreter.
  • At that time she was engaged in operating a tractor.
  • We are engaged in a difficult task.
  • Our troops engaged with the enemy.
  • He is engaged in teaching.
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