browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
more about engaged
engaged |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Engage \En*gage"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Engaged}; p. pr & vb n. {Engaging}.] [F. engager; pref. en- (L. in) + gage pledge, pawn. See {Gage}.] 1. To put under pledge; to pledge; to place under obligations to do or forbear doing something as by a pledge, oath, or promise; to bind by contract or promise. ``I to thee engaged a prince's word.'' --Shak. 2. To gain for service; to bring in as associate or aid; to enlist; as to engage friends to aid in a cause to engage men for service. 3. To gain over to win and attach; to attract and hold to draw. Good nature engages everybody to him --Addison. 4. To employ the attention and efforts of to occupy; to engross; to draw on Thus shall mankind his guardian care engage. --Pope. Taking upon himself the difficult task of engaging him in conversation. --Hawthorne. 5. To enter into contest with to encounter; to bring to conflict. A favorable opportunity of engaging the enemy. --Ludlow. 6. (Mach.) To come into gear with as the teeth of one cogwheel engage those of another, or one part of a clutch engages the other part From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Engaged \En*gaged"\, a. 1. Occupied; employed; busy. 2. Pledged; promised; especially, having the affections pledged; promised in marriage; affianced; betrothed. 3. Greatly interested; of awakened zeal; earnest. 4. Involved; esp., involved in a hostile encounter; as the engaged ships continued the fight. {Engaged column}. (Arch.) Same as {Attached column}. See under {Attach}, v. t. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: engaged adj 1: having ones attention or mind or energy engaged; "she keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities"; "deeply engaged in conversation" [syn: {occupied}] 2: involved in military hostilities; "the desperately engaged ships continued the fight" 3: reserved in advance [syn: {booked}, {set-aside(p)}] 4: (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"; "receptionists' telephones are always engaged"; "the lavatory is in use"; "kept getting a busy signal" [syn: {busy}, {in use(p)}] 5: (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting; "the gears are engaged"; "meshed gears"; "intermeshed twin rotors" [syn: {meshed}, {intermeshed}] 6: having services contracted for "the carpenter engaged (or employed) for the job is sick" 7: (architecture) built against or attached to a wall; "engaged columns" 8: pledged to be married; "the engaged couple" [syn: {affianced}, {bespoken}, {betrothed}, {pledged}]
more about engaged
This work is licensed under a
