Main Entry: en·gaged

Pronunciation: \in-ˈgājd, en-\

Function: adjective

Date: 1629

1 : involved in activity : occupied, busy
2 : pledged to be married : betrothed
3 : greatly interested : committed
4 : involved especially in a hostile encounter
5 : partly embedded in a wall <an engaged column>
6 : being in gear : meshed