engaged

having ones attention or mind or energy engaged

• “she keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities”
• “deeply engaged in conversation”

involved in military hostilities

• “the desperately engaged ships continued the fight”

reserved in advance

(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”
• “;”
• “;”

(used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting

• “the gears are engaged”
• “meshed gears”
• “intermeshed twin rotors”

having services contracted for

• “the carpenter engaged (or employed) for the job is sick”

built against or attached to a wall

• “engaged columns”

pledged to be married

• “the engaged couple”