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Adjective engaged has 8 senses
- engaged, occupied - having ones attention or mind or energy engaged; "she keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities"; "deeply engaged in conversation"
Antonym: idle (indirect, via busy)
- engaged - involved in military hostilities; "the desperately engaged ships continued the fight"
Antonym: uninvolved (indirect, via involved)
- booked, engaged, set-aside - reserved in advance
Antonym: unreserved (indirect, via reserved)
- busy, engaged, in use - (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"
Antonym: unoccupied (indirect, via occupied)
- engaged, meshed, intermeshed - (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting; "the gears are engaged"; "meshed gears"; "intermeshed twin rotors"
Antonym: ungeared (indirect, via geared)
- engaged - having services contracted for; "the carpenter engaged (or employed) for the job is sick"
Antonym: unemployed (indirect, via employed)
- engaged - built against or attached to a wall; "engaged columns"
Antonym: unconnected (indirect, via connected)
- affianced, bespoken, betrothed, engaged, pledged - pledged to be married; "the engaged couple"
Antonyms: unattached, uncommitted (indirect, via attached)
Verb engage has 10 senses
- prosecute, engage, pursue - carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion"
--1 is one way to act, move
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
- absorb, engross, engage, occupy - engage or engross wholly; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"
--2 is one way to interest
Sample sentences:
They engage themselves
The performance is likely to engage Sue
- hire, engage, employ - engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
- engage - ask to represent; of legal counsel; "I'm retaining a lawyer"
--4 is one way to hire, engage, employ
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
- betroth, engage, affiance, plight - give to in marriage
--5 is one way to vow
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
- engage - get caught; "make sure the gear is engaged"
--6 is one way to touch
Antonyms: disengage
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
- engage, wage - as of wars, battles, or campaigns; "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe"
--7 is one way to fight, struggle
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
- engage, enlist - as of aid, help, services, or support
--8 is one way to procure, secure
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody
- lease, rent, hire, charter, engage, take - engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"
--9 is one way to get, acquire
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something from somebody
- engage, mesh, lock, operate - keep engaged; "engaged the gears"
--10 is one way to move, displace
Antonyms: disengage, withdraw
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
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