engaged

Definition

  • adjective: promised to be married
  • adjective: involved in activity
  • synonyms: occupied, employed, busy

Examples

  • He won't be able to attend because he's 'otherwise engaged'. [=he is busy doing something else]

  • ('US') He is 'engaged' in research. = ('Brit') He is 'engaged' on research.

  • She 'engaged' him 'in' conversation. [=she started a conversation with him]

Movie quotes

  • (..) It's worth more than my car. - Just, just give me your number. I'll find it. Yeah I'll start looking for it right now. Cause I got nothing else to do. I was engaged once, but I'm single now. Bye Hope you make your flight. I know it's around here somewhere, she's on a plane, that's the beauty of it. (..)
    2009 Zombieland