Engaged (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Having services contracted for; "the carpenter engaged (or employed) for the job is sick".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The new security system was recently engaged for the high-profile gala event.
- A famous photographer was engaged to capture the wedding day.
- The interior designer engaged for the renovation has a reputation for being expensive.
- The freelance writer engaged by the magazine failed to meet the deadline.
- A popular catering service was engaged to provide food for the corporate function.
Meaning 2
Built against or attached to a wall; "engaged columns".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The large room had tall windows set in recessed niches that held statues mounted on pedestals standing beside engaged columns that projected out only about 30cm.
- One aspect that affects aesthetics and decoration options for showers that fit flush in wall installations as niche styles differ.
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Meaning 3
(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".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The receptionist's phone was engaged, so I had to wait to make my inquiry.
- The lavatory was engaged, so I had to use the one on the next floor.
- I kept getting a busy signal, so I assumed the line was engaged.
- The phone at the hotel desk was always engaged, making it difficult to get assistance.
- The airport's payphones were all engaged, so I had to use my mobile to make a call.
Synonyms
Meaning 4
Having ones attention or mind or energy engaged; "she keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities"; "deeply engaged in conversation".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The students were fully engaged in the hands-on science experiment, eager to learn more about the process.
- She's deeply engaged in her writing and rarely takes breaks to socialize with her colleagues.
- The audience was highly engaged during the motivational speaker's presentation, hanging on to her every word.
- The kids were completely engaged in the game, laughing and shouting with excitement as they played.
- The professor was intensely engaged in her research, spending long hours in the lab to perfect her findings.
Synonyms
Meaning 5
(used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting; "the gears are engaged"; "meshed gears"; "intermeshed twin rotors".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The two gearwheels were fully engaged, transmitting power efficiently from the motor to the wheels.
- The clutch was engaged, allowing the car to start moving smoothly from a complete stop.
- The intermeshed twin rotors were engaged, providing a high degree of control and stability to the helicopter.
- When the two parts were properly aligned, the gears engaged with a satisfying click.
- Once the serrations on the gear were fully engaged, the mechanism could withstand even the heaviest loads.
Synonyms
Meaning 6
Involved in military hostilities; "the desperately engaged ships continued the fight".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The two armies were fully engaged in combat for hours, each side suffering heavy casualties.
- Engaged in a fierce battle, the soldiers fought valiantly to take control of the strategic hill.
- The pilot was engaged by a group of enemy planes and was forced to take evasive action.
- For days, the two forces were engaged in a brutal and bloody battle for the city's central square.
- The enemy's air defenses were engaged as the bombers descended on the heavily fortified base.
Meaning 7
Reserved in advance.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- I booked a hotel room and paid a deposit, but the specific dates aren't fully confirmed since it was booked by an event and a similar but reserved unit must still confirm prior for then reserved "Hotel suites normally but potentially alternate after."
- Several apartments will come with living options ready then - any residents set rooms until today paid & select everything completely secured apartments room decor remaining personal apartment furn.
- Event Staff help promote book VIP front party only bar prior only group paying regular vip has additional single select last names advance weekend out staff other big longer many must parties sold Friday be wait several person buying a two same several per months normal hotel
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