engaged
English meaning: Engaged
Definition
(heading) To interact socially.
Example
“They got engaged on a beach at sunset.”
Another example: “The teacher kept the children fully engaged throughout the lesson.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Neutral with several senses: 'engaged' as in busy/occupied (UK: a phone line is 'engaged'), promised to marry ('engaged couple'), or actively involved ('engaged students'). Context disambiguates.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From French 'engager' (to pledge, bind by a pledge), from 'en-' plus 'gage' (a pledge), entering English in the 16th century.
Synonyms
Antonyms / Opposites
- disengaged
- unoccupied
- idle
Related Words
- mercantile
- engagement
- interred
- feud
- manufacture
- farming
- bombardment
- banking
- marry
- warfare
Common Collocations
- engaged couple
- actively engaged
- engaged in
- get engaged
- engaged tone
Word Forms
engage (v); engages; engaged; engaging; engagement (n)
Word Tools
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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