English-Thai Dictionary

engaged

ADJ ซึ่ง กำลัง สู้รบ  sueng-kam-lang-su-rob

 

engaged

ADJ ซึ่ง หมั้น หมาย กัน  affianced betrothed sueng-man-mai-kan

 

engaged

ADJ ที่ กำลัง ยุ่ง อยู่ กับ  ยุ่ง อยู่ กับ  ไม่ว่าง  ที่ กำลัง ทำงาน อยู่  busy occupied ti-kam-lang-yung-yu-kab

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ENGAGED

pp. or a.Pledged; promised; enlisted; gained and attached; attracted and fixed; embarked; earnestly employed; zealous.

 

ENGAGEDLY

adv. With earnestness; with attachment.

 

ENGAGEDNESS

n.The state of being seriously and earnestly occupied; zeal; animation.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ENGAGED

ENGAGED En *gaged ", a.

 

1. Occupied; employed; busy.

 

2. Pledged; promised; especially, having the affections pledged; promised in marriage; affianced; betrothed.

 

3. Greatly interested; of awakened zeal; earnest.

 

4. Involved; esp. , involved in a hostile encounter; as, the engaged ships continued the fight. Engaged column. (Arch. ) Same as Attached column. See under Attach, v. t.

 

ENGAGEDLY

ENGAGEDLY En *ga "ged *ly, adv.

 

Defn: With attachment; with interest; earnestly.

 

ENGAGEDNESS

ENGAGEDNESS En *ga "ged *ness, n.

 

Defn: The state of being deeply interested; earnestness; zeal.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

engaged

en gaged |enˈgājd ɪnˈɡeɪʤd | ▶adjective 1 [ predic. ] busy; occupied: I told him I was otherwise engaged. • Brit. (of a telephone line ) unavailable because already in use. • (of a toilet ) already in use. 2 having formally agreed to marry. 3 Architecture (of a column ) attached to or partly let into a wall.

 

engaged tone

engaged tone (also engaged signal ) ▶noun Brit. a sound indicating that a telephone line is engaged.

 

Oxford Dictionary

engaged

en |gaged |ɪnˈgeɪdʒd, ɛn- | ▶adjective 1 [ predic. ] busy; occupied. • Brit. (of a telephone line ) unavailable because already in use. • (of a toilet ) already in use. 2 having formally agreed to marry. 3 Architecture (of a column ) attached to or partly let into a wall.

 

engaged tone

engaged tone (also engaged signal ) ▶noun Brit. a sound indicating that a telephone line is engaged.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

engaged

engaged adjective 1 he's otherwise engaged: busy, occupied, unavailable; informal tied up. ANTONYMS free, unoccupied. 2 she's engaged to an American guy: betrothed, promised in marriage, pledged in marriage; attached; informal spoken for; literary affianced; archaic plighted, espoused. ANTONYMS unattached. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See busy . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

engaged

engaged adjective 1 the phone lines are constantly engaged: busy, unavailable, occupied; in use, active; informal tied up; (be engaged ) have a prior engagement. ANTONYMS free; unoccupied. 2 many engaged couples had to postpone their weddings: betrothed, affianced, promised in marriage; attached, involved; informal spoken for; archaic plighted, espoused. ANTONYMS unattached. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD engaged, busy, occupied, active See busy . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

engaged

en gaged /ɪnɡéɪdʒd /→engage 形容詞 比較なし 1 a. 〖be engaged (to A )〗(A 〈人 〉と ) 婚約している [する ] (!(1 )｟コーパス ｠状態と動作のいずれも表すが, 動作を明確に表すときはbeの代わりにgetやbecomeを用いる. (2 )「婚約指輪 」はengagement ring ) ▸ I am engaged (to be married ) to [╳with ] John. ≒John and I are engaged .私はジョンと婚約している b. 〖名詞 の前で 〗婚約している 〈男女 〉▸ congratulate the engaged couple 婚約中の2人を祝福する 2 ｟かたく ｠a. 〖be engaged in A 〗〈人などが 〉A 〈行為など 〉を行っている , Aに携わっている , 関係 [参加, 従事 ]している (!(1 )Aは 名詞 動名. (2 )時にinの代わりにon, ｟よりかたく ｠uponが用いられる ) ▸ be engaged in criminal [political ] activities 犯罪 [政治 ]活動に携わる ▸ be actively engaged in campaigning against abortion 妊娠中絶反対運動に積極的に参加している .b. 〖be ～〗〈人が 〉【用事で /来客などで 】多忙である , 手がふさがっている (busy ) «in , on /with » ▸ be otherwise engaged ほかの用事でふさがっている 3 ｟英 ｠a. (電話で )〈回線 番号 人が 〉話し中で [の ](｟主に米 ｠busy )▸ The line [number ] is engaged .話し中である (≒｟主に米 ｠The line is busy. )▸ an engaged signal [tone ]話し中の発信音 b. (掲示で )〈公衆トイレが 〉使用中で (｟主に米 ｠occupied )(↔vacant ).c. 〈物が 〉使用中で .4 ｟古 ｠〈座席 客室などが 〉予約済みで .5 〘建 〙〈柱などが 〉壁に埋め込まれて .