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Moderateengaged
The correct spelling is engaged.
How to pronounce engaged
/ɛnˈɡeɪdʒd/
verbIPA: /ɛnˈɡeɪdʒd/
Say it like: Eng-aje-d
The correct spelling is engaged. (heading) To interact socially. For example: "I tried calling, but she (or her phone) was engaged."
Usage Examples
“I tried calling, but she (or her phone) was engaged.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.(heading) To interact socially.
- 2.(heading) To interact antagonistically.
- 3.(heading) To interact contractually.
- 4.(heading) To interact mechanically.
- 5.To enter into (an activity), to participate (construed with in).
adjective
- 1.Agreed to be married.
- 2.Busy or employed.
- 3.Greatly interested.
- 4.(of a telephone) Already involved in a telephone call when a third party calls
- 5.(of a column) attached to a wall or sunk into it halfway
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