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engaged

[/ɪnˈɡeɪdʒd/]
adjective
noivo/noiva (engaged to be married); ocupado/envolvido (busy/involved)
1. Having formally agreed to marry someone
They got engaged last summer.
Eles ficaram noivos no verão passado.
2. Occupied or busy with something
She was engaged in conversation.
Ela estava envolvida em conversa.
3. Interested and attentive
The engaged audience listened intently.
A audiência interessada escutava atentamente.
4. In use or occupied (of a telephone line or bathroom)
The line is engaged.
A linha está ocupada.
Synonyms
betrothedpromisedcommittedoccupiedinvolvedinterested
Antonyms
disengagedunoccupiedfreeuninteresteddetached

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
noivo/noiva (marital); ocupado (busy)
Most common usage throughout Brazil
São Paulo
noivo/noiva; envolvido
Standard usage consistent with general Brazilian
Rio de Janeiro
noivo/noiva; ligado
May use 'ligado' colloquially for 'involved'
Portugal
noivo/noiva (marital); ocupado (busy); linha ocupada (telephone)
Portuguese prefers 'linha ocupada' for phone, differs from British 'engaged'

Related Idioms & Phrases

get engaged
engaged to be married
engaged in conversation
stay engaged
keep engaged
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