engaged
- adjective
- /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒd/
- Specialized
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acoplado
- Once the lever is pulled, the mechanisms are engaged and the device starts to work.
I want to have an additional light that shows me when the switch is engaged because it's not always obvious.
- I want to have an additional light that shows me when the switch is engaged because it's not always obvious.
Examples
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The gears were engaged and functioning smoothly, allowing the machine to operate efficiently.
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But when you pull this out it's still engaged with the balls in the block.
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So after it's up and engaged, you can push it down so it's away.
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I want to have an additional light that shows me when the switch is engaged because it's not always obvious.
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All right, again, we're setting up, right low backs engaged, stomach, abs and core engaged in tight, we're lifting.
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And when you constantly keep that engaged and mobilized membership, you're ready to strike.
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The, the cool thing about a number of these is that there's actually different neural circuits engaged with these different approaches.
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So we've got this spinning cutter here and it's engaged into the stock and we're going to push it in a in a linear direction through the material.
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He checked that all parts were engaged before starting the assembly process.
Synonyms
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5.5
Fitting parts together so they move as one
Joined so their teeth fit together and turn smoothly
Fitting together like gears so each part moves the other
Two items joined together physically, like vehicles or parts used as a pair
Antonyms
Idioms
How Interlocked
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Engaged comes from en- 'in' + gage 'pledge', with the strong image of parts 'bound together'. That's why engaged describes gears that are 'interlocked' and working as one.