ENGAGED


Meaning of ENGAGED in English

adj.

1 doing sth

VERBS

▪ be

ADVERB

▪ deeply , heavily

those who are deeply ~ in party politics

▪ fully , totally

▪ largely , mainly , primarily

▪ actively , directly

He is actively ~ in strategic discussions.

▪ busily

▪ constantly

▪ currently

▪ intellectually , politically , socially

▪ otherwise ( formal )

I'm afraid Mr Wilson cannot see you now as he is otherwise ~.

PREPOSITION

▪ in

She was ~ in conversation with a client.

▪ on

He is actively ~ on several projects.

▪ with

We need to become more ~ with our history as a nation.

Mrs Scott is ~ with a customer at the moment. ( BrE )

2 having promised to marry sb

VERBS

▪ be

▪ become , get

The couple got ~ last month.

ADVERB

▪ happily

▪ newly , recently

PREPOSITION

▪ to

She's ~ to an actor.

PHRASES

▪ ~ to be married

Engaged is used with these nouns: ↑ couple , ↑ tone

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