engaged: Meaning and Definition of

en•gaged

1. busy or occupied; involved: deeply engaged in conversation.
2. pledged to be married; betrothed: an engaged couple.
3. under engagement; pledged: an engaged contractor.
4. entered into conflict with: desperately engaged armies.
1. interlocked.
2. (of wheels) in gear with each other.
6. (of a distinct member) built so as to be truly or seemingly attached in part to the structure before which it stands: an engaged column.