engaged
adjective
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
she keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities
Related & opposite
- busy similar to
Sense 2 adjective
involved in military hostilities
the desperately engaged ships continued the fight
Related & opposite
- involved similar to
Sense 3 adjective
reserved in advance
Related & opposite
- reserved similar to
Sense 4 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
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Sense 5 adjective
(used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting
the gears are engaged
Related & opposite
- geared similar to
Sense 6 adjective
having services contracted for
the carpenter engaged (or employed) for the job is sick
Related & opposite
- employed similar to
Sense 7 adjective
built against or attached to a wall
engaged columns
Related & opposite
- architecture domain topic
- connected similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | busy |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | involved |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | reserved |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | hum |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | occupied |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | geared |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | employed |
| 7 | domain topic | Related & opposite | architecture |
| 7 | similar to | Related & opposite | connected |