engaged

adjective

en·​gaged in-ˈgājd 

en-

1

: involved in activity : occupied, busy

2

: pledged to be married : betrothed

3

: greatly interested : committed

4

: involved especially in a hostile encounter

5

: partly embedded in a wall

an engaged column

6

: being in gear : meshed

Synonyms of engaged

• committed

Examples of engaged in a Sentence

the engaged couple make a charming pair

I'm engaged right now, so call back some other time.

Recent Examples on the Web

The people doing the work are increasingly more engaged than the people coordinating it. —Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026

On Saturday, May 16, the engaged couple, both 36, were seen arriving hand in hand at Honey's cocktail bar in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, for a dinner party. —Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026

By contrast, employees who feel financially secure are more productive, engaged, and loyal. —Mary Moreland, Fortune, 17 May 2026

The result is a fiery and impassioned offering that finds the veteran fully engaged and intent on proving no chinks have been left in his armor despite his tenuous back-and-forth with his Compton counterpart. —Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 15 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1629, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing engaged

• engaged tone
• otherwise engaged

Rhymes for engaged

• disengaged
• aged
• caged
• gaged
• gauged
• paged
• raged
• staged
• swaged
• waged
• assuaged
• enraged

Kids Definition

engaged

adjective

en·​gaged in-ˈgājd 

1

: being occupied with some activity

they were engaged in conversation

2

: pledged to be married : betrothed

an engaged couple