engaged

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

adjective

1. having ones attention or mind or energy engaged (Freq. 7)
- she keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities
- deeply engaged in conversation
• Syn:
occupied
• Similar to:
busy
2. involved in military hostilities (Freq. 1)
- the desperately engaged ships continued the fight
• Similar to:
involved
3. reserved in advance
• Syn:
booked, set-aside
• Similar to:
reserved
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
• Similar to:
occupied
• Derivationally related forms:
busyness (for: busy)
5. (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting
- the gears are engaged
- meshed gears
- intermeshed twin rotors
• Syn:
meshed, intermeshed
• Similar to:
geared
6. having services contracted for
- the carpenter engaged (or employed) for the job is sick
• Similar to:
employed
7. built against or attached to a wall
- engaged columns
• Similar to:
connected
• Topics:
architecture

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  meshed, intermeshed, busy, in use(p), booked, set-aside(p), occupied