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engaged

engaged

3.4
Giving full attention to an activity or idea
  • adjective
  • /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒd/
translation icon : interesado
  • She felt engaged in her work as she collaborated with her team on the new initiative.

We don't have to be engaged in this fast fashion.

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Examples

  • But you know, what's heartening to me is how engaged the people of Wisconsin have become.

  • But I am deeply interested and deeply engaged with my field.

  • How do you keep the audience engaged in the script?

  • You're still very engaged with creative projects.

  • He wants to keep the reader engaged, wondering, desiring what comes next.

  • You're either fully attentive and engaged or you're not.

  • The children were fully engaged in the interactive science project, eagerly asking questions.

  • The teacher used fun activities to keep the students engaged during the lesson.

Synonyms

up to
vsengaged
  • Informal
514 2.8

Busy doing something, often secret or causing trouble

is used for general engagement without implying wrongdoing
wrapped up
vsengaged
  • Informal
62 4.8

Very interested and completely involved in something

is busy in general rather than necessarily with strong devotion
otherwise engaged
vsengaged
4 4.6

Busy with something else and not available

is busy with the current activity rather than being committed elsewhere
engrossed
vsengaged
1 4.5

Paying all your attention to something because you are very interested

is occupied but may not involve complete mental immersion
fascinated
vsengaged
1 2.1

Very interested and unable to stop paying attention

is about being mentally occupied without strong emotional attraction
entranced
vsengaged
1 5.8

Amazed and very happy so you cannot look away

is attention taken by interest but not always by wonder or amazement
absorbed
vsengaged
3.6

Giving all your attention to something and not noticing other things

is busy and has attention occupied but less intense focus
occupied
vsengaged
1.8

Busy doing something and not free to do other things

is about attention or mind being fully taken by an activity
up to someone's ears in
vsengaged
  • Informal
7.7

Very busy with more work than you can handle

is ordinarily busy without implying extreme overload
captivated
vsengaged
3.9

Very interested and pleased so you cannot stop watching or listening

is more neutral busy attention rather than emotionally charmed

Antonyms

Not able to pay attention because your mind is on other things

Idioms

Busy with something else and not available

How Engaged

absorbed
3.6
engaged
3.4
interested
1.0

Surface Forms

engaged positive

Morphology

engaged = engage (transparent) = engage + ed

A regular adjectival use of the past participle of 'engage' indicating being occupied or involved.

Etymology

Engaged comes from en- 'in' + gage 'pledge', meaning to be 'held by' something. That's why if you are engaged in an activity you are fully 'involved' and giving it your attention.