engaged

adjective

en·​gaged in-ˈgājd 

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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

Synonyms of engaged

• committed

Examples of engaged in a Sentence

the engaged couple make a charming pair

I'm engaged right now, so call back some other time.

Recent Examples on the Web

Because of that, the Red Sox figure to remain engaged on top free-agent starters Framer Valdez, Dylan Cease and Ranger Suarez. —Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025

Since ending things with Nist, Turner is an engaged man once again. —Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025

Her fans are super, super engaged with her. —Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2025

Both of my sons have recently become engaged. —Judith Martin, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1629, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing engaged

• engaged tone
• otherwise engaged

Rhymes for engaged

• disengaged
• aged
• caged
• gaged
• gauged
• paged
• raged
• staged
• swaged
• waged
• assuaged
• enraged

Kids Definition

engaged

adjective

en·​gaged in-ˈgājd 

1

: being occupied with some activity

they were engaged in conversation

2

: pledged to be married : betrothed

an engaged couple