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  1. imp. & p. p. of Engage
  2. a. Occupied; employed; busy.
  3. a. Pledged; promised; especially, having the affections pledged; promised in marriage; affianced; betrothed.
  4. a. Greatly interested; of awakened zeal; earnest.
  5. a. Involved; esp., involved in a hostile encounter; as, the engaged ships continued the fight.
  6. adj. having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
  7. adj. involved in military hostilities
  8. adj. reserved in advance
  9. adj. (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)
  10. adj. (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting
  11. adj. having services contracted for
  12. adj. built against or attached to a wall