engaged

IPA(Pronunciation)

Adjective

not-comparable Britain of a column of gears or cogs of a foetus

Japanese Meaning

婚約している / 従事している、忙しい状態である / 非常に興味を持っている

My sister, who is engaged, is planning her wedding for next spring.

婚約している私の姉は来年の春に結婚式の準備をしている。

Sense（1）

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

Sense（2）

Busy or employed.

Sense（3）

Greatly interested.

Sense（4）

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

I tried calling, but she (or her phone) was engaged.

Sense（5）

(architecture, of a column) attached to a wall or sunk into it halfway

Sense（6）

(of gears or cogs) in contact and in operation

Sense（7）

(military) being attacked or attacking

Sense（8）

Sense（9）

Synonym of engagé (“passionately committed to a cause”)

Black and white women writers assumed their mantle as engaged writers, as cultural and political critics.