Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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engaged | No | Yes | No | No |
betrothed | Yes | Yes | No | No |
engaged (noun) | betrothed (noun) |
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the person to whom you are engaged |
engaged (adjective) | betrothed (adjective) |
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built against or attached to a wall | pledged to be married |
having services contracted for | |
(used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting | |
involved in military hostilities | |
(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) | |
reserved in advance | |
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged | |
pledged to be married |