engaged – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
engaged
adj.
betrothed; busy (about a telephone line); occupied, involved
engage
v.
keep busy, occupy; employ; attract; commit, bind (to fulfill an obligation); enter into a fight
Engagement
An
engagement,
betrothal, or
fiancer is a promise to wed, and also the period of time between a
marriage proposal and a
marriage. During this period, a couple is said to be
betrothed, "intended",
affianced,
engaged to be married, or simply
engaged. Future
brides and
grooms may be called
the betrothed, a
wife-to-be or
husband-to-be,
fiancée or
fiancé, respectively (from the French word ). The duration of the courtship varies vastly, and is largely dependent on cultural norms or upon the agreement of the parties involved.
engaged
Adjective
1. having ones attention or mind or energy engaged; "she keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities"; "deeply engaged in conversation"
(synonym) occupied
(similar) busy
2. involved in military hostilities; "the desperately engaged ships continued the fight"
(similar) involved
3. reserved in advance
(synonym) booked, set-aside(p)
(similar) reserved
4. (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line); "her line is busy"; "receptionists' telephones are always engaged"; "the lavatory is in use"; "kept getting a busy signal"
(synonym) busy, in use(p)
(similar) occupied
5. (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting; "the gears are engaged"; "meshed gears"; "intermeshed twin rotors"
(synonym) meshed, intermeshed
(similar) geared
6. having services contracted for; "the carpenter engaged (or employed) for the job is sick"
(similar) employed
7. built against or attached to a wall; "engaged columns"
(similar) connected
(classification) architecture
8. pledged to be married; "the engaged couple"
(synonym) affianced, bespoken, betrothed, pledged
(similar) attached, committed
engage
Verb
1. carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion"
(synonym) prosecute, pursue
(hypernym) act, move
(hyponym) close
(derivation) engagement, participation, involvement, involution
2. engage or engross wholly; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"
(synonym) absorb, engross, occupy
(hypernym) interest
(hyponym) involve
3. engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"
(synonym) hire, employ
(hyponym) featherbed
(derivation) employment, engagement
4. ask to represent; of legal counsel; "I'm retaining a lawyer"
(hypernym) hire, employ
5. give to in marriage
(synonym) betroth, affiance, plight
(hypernym) vow
(derivation) betrothal, troth, engagement
6. get caught; "make sure the gear is engaged"
(antonym) disengage
(hypernym) touch
(hyponym) lock
(derivation) engagement, mesh, meshing, interlocking
7. as of wars, battles, or campaigns; "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe"
(synonym) wage
(hypernym) fight, struggle
(hyponym) put up, provide, offer
(derivation) battle, conflict, fight, engagement
8. as of aid, help, services, or support
(synonym) enlist
(hypernym) procure, secure
(hyponym) recruit
9. engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"
(synonym) lease, rent, hire, charter, take
(hypernym) get, acquire
10. keep engaged; "engaged the gears"
(synonym) mesh, lock, operate
(antonym) disengage, withdraw
(hypernym) move, displace
(hyponym) throw, flip, switch
(derivation) engagement, mesh, meshing, interlocking
engaged
příd.jm.
zaneprázdněný; jednají; obsazený; zasnoubený
engage
v.
zaujmout; najmout; spojit; zapojit
engaged
Przym.
zajęty; zaręczony; zajęty; zajęty; mam inne zobowiązania; prowadzą rozmowy
engage
Czas.
zajmować; angażować; zatrudniać; włączać (się); zajmować się czymś; brać udział w czymś; zazębia się; naciśnij sprzęgło
