simple past and past participle of engage

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

Busy or employed.

Greatly interested.

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

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

(of gears or cogs) in contact and in operation

(military) being attacked or attacking

(medicine, of a foetus) Having the widest part of its presenting part, usually the head, enter the pelvic brim or inlet.

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