engaged

(verb) carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in. Synonyms: prosecute, engage, pursue. Examples: "She pursued many activities." "They engaged in a discussion."

(verb) consume all of one's attention or time. Synonyms: absorb, engross, engage, occupy. Example: "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely."

(verb) engage or hire for work. Synonyms: hire, engage, employ. Examples: "They hired two new secretaries in the department." "How many people has she employed?."

(verb) ask to represent; of legal counsel. Synonyms: engage. Example: "I'm retaining a lawyer."

(verb) give to in marriage. Synonyms: betroth, engage, affiance, plight.

(verb) get caught. Synonyms: engage. Example: "Make sure the gear is engaged."

(verb) carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns). Synonyms: engage, wage. Example: "Napoleon and hitler waged war against all of europe."

(verb) hire for work or assistance. Synonyms: engage, enlist. Example: "Engage aid, help, services, or support."

(verb) engage for service under a term of contract. Synonyms: lease, rent, hire, charter, engage, take. Examples: "We took an apartment on a quiet street." "Let's rent a car." "Shall we take a guide in rome?."

(verb) keep engaged. Synonyms: engage, mesh, lock, operate. Example: "Engaged the gears."

(adj) having ones attention or mind or energy engaged. Synonyms: occupied. Examples: "She keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities." "Deeply engaged in conversation."

(adj) involved in military hostilities. Example: "The desperately engaged ships continued the fight."

(adj) reserved in advance. Synonyms: booked, set-aside(predicate).

(adj) (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). Synonyms: busy, in use(predicate). Examples: "Her line is busy." "Receptionists' telephones are always engaged." "The lavatory is in use." "Kept getting a busy signal."

(adj) (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting. Synonyms: meshed, intermeshed. Examples: "The gears are engaged." "Meshed gears." "Intermeshed twin rotors."

(adj) having services contracted for. Example: "The carpenter engaged (or employed) for the job is sick."

(adj) built against or attached to a wall. Example: "Engaged columns."