engaged
معنی فارسی
مشغول گرفتار نامزد (شده) گيرکرده درهم افتاده عهده دار
معنی کامل و مثالها
/en gājd´, in-/adj.
● نامزده شده (برای زناشویی)، نامزد
an engaged couple
زوجی که با هم نامزد هستند
● مشغول، گرفتار کار
unfortunately I am engaged this morning, but I am free this afternoon
متاسفانه امروز صبح گرفتارم ولی بعدازظهر آزادم.
● (قشون و غیره) در کارزار، درگیر جنگ
● متعهد، متقبل
● (معماری) چسبیده به دیوار، تا نیمه در دیوار
engaged columns
ستون های توی دیوار
● (دندهی موتور و چرخ و غیره) جاافتاده، توی هم، جفت (شده)، (کلاج) گرفته
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From French 'engager', meaning 'to pledge'.
مثال
- They are engaged to be married.
- She's engaged in her work.
- The line is engaged.
ترکیبهای رایج
engaged in engaged to engaged with
تعریف انگلیسی
- having ones attention or mind or energy engaged “she keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities” “deeply engaged in conversation”
- involved in military hostilities “the desperately engaged ships continued the fight”
- reserved in advance
- (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) “her line is busy” “receptionists' telephones are always engaged” “the lavatory is in use” “kept getting a busy signal”
- (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting “the gears are engaged” “meshed gears” “intermeshed twin rotors”
- having services contracted for “the carpenter engaged (or employed) for the job is sick”
- built against or attached to a wall “engaged columns”