Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

engaged

/ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.52 in modern English

Syllables: en-gaged
IPA: /ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒd/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of engage

adj

Having agreed to marry a particular person (one's fiancé or fiancée) or each other.

adj

Busy or employed.

adj

Greatly interested.

adj

(of a telephone) Already involved in a telephone call when a third party calls.

British usage

adj

attached to a wall or sunk into it halfway

adj

in contact and in operation

adj

being attacked or attacking

Example Sentences

"Dig if you will the picture / Of you and I engaged in a kiss / The sweat of your body covers me / Can you my darling / Can you picture this?"
"I tried calling, but she (or her phone) was engaged."
"Black and white women writers assumed their mantle as engaged writers, as cultural and political critics."

Usage

British usage

Derived Forms

engagedly engagedness nonengaged semiengaged underengaged unengaged

Phrases

engaged column engaged time engaged tone otherwise engaged

Frequently Paired Words

engage engagement

Synonyms

affianced betrothed busy engagé bespoken occupied meshed intermeshed

Rhymes With

aged staged enraged waged raged caged disengaged gauged paged upstaged assuaged rampaged

Questions

How do you pronounce engaged?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒd/.
What does engaged mean?: simple past and past participle of engage

How to pronounce engaged

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