Dictionary Check: engaged
"engaged" is a valid word!
Scrabble
10
points
Words with Friends
13
points
Definition
adjective
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
Example:
"she keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities"
adjective
involved in military hostilities
Example:
"the desperately engaged ships continued the fight"
adjective
reserved in advance
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)
Example:
"her line is busy"
adjective
(used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting
Example:
"the gears are engaged"
adjective
having services contracted for
Example:
"the carpenter engaged (or employed) for the job is sick"
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