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engaged
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having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
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Other meanings
2. adjective
involved in military hostilities
3. adjective
reserved in advance
4. adjective
(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)
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