Tra từ engaged - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

en·gaged [engaged] BrE [ɪnˈɡeɪdʒd] NAmE [ɪnˈɡeɪdʒd] adjective
1. (formal)busy doing sth
•~ (in sth) They are engaged in talks with the Irish government.
• They were engaged in conversation.
•~ (on sth) He is now engaged on his second novel.
•I can't come to dinner on Tuesday— I'm otherwise engaged (= I have already arranged to do something else).
2. having agreed to marry sb
• When did you get engaged?
•an engaged couple
•~ to sb She's engaged to Peter.
•They are engaged to be married (= to each other).
3. (BrE) (NAmE busy) (of a telephone line)being used
• I couldn't get through— the line's engaged.
• I phoned earlier but you were engaged (= using your phone).
•the engaged tone/signal
4. (BrE) (of a public toilet/bathroom)being used
Opp: ↑vacant
See also: ↑busy

Collocations:
Marriage and divorce
Romance
fall/be (madly/deeply/hopelessly) in love (with sb)
be/believe in/fall in love at first sight
be/find true love/the love of your life
suffer (from) (the pains/pangs of) unrequited love
have/feel/show/express great/deep/genuine affection for sb/sth
meet/marry your husband/wife/partner/fiancé/fiancée/boyfriend/girlfriend
have/go on a (blind) date
be going out with/ (especially NAmE) dating a guy/girl/boy/man/woman
move in with/live with your boyfriend/girlfriend/partner
Weddings
get/be engaged/married/divorced
arrange/plan a wedding
have a big wedding/a honeymoon/a happy marriage
have/enter into an arranged marriage
call off/cancel/postpone your wedding
invite sb to/go to/attend a wedding/a wedding ceremony/a wedding reception
conduct/perform a wedding ceremony
exchange rings/wedding vows/marriage vows
congratulate/toast/raise a glass to the happy couple
be/go on honeymoon (with your wife/husband)
celebrate your first (wedding) anniversary
Separation and divorce
be unfaithful to/ (informal) cheat on your husband/wife/partner/fiancé/fiancée/boyfriend/girlfriend
have an affair (with sb)
break off/end an engagement/a relationship
break up with/split up with/ (informal) dump your boyfriend/girlfriend
separate from/be separated from/leave/divorce your husband/wife
annul/dissolve a marriage
apply for/ask for/go through/get a divorce
get/gain/be awarded/have/lose custody of the children
pay alimony/child support (to your ex-wife/husband)

Collocations:
Phones
Making and receiving phone calls
the phone/telephone rings
answer/pick up/hang up the phone/telephone
lift/pick up/hold/replace the receiver
dial a (phone/extension/wrong) number/an area code
call sb/talk (to sb)/speak (to sb) on the phone/telephone; from home/work/the office
make/get/receive a phone call
take the phone off the hook (= remove the receiver so that the phone does not ring)
the line is (BrE) engaged/ (especially NAmE) busy
the phones have been (NAmE) ringing off the hook (= ringing frequently)
put sb through/get through to the person you want to speak to
put sb on hold (= so that they must wait for the person they want to speak to)
call from/use a landline
Mobile/cell phones
be/talk on a (both BrE) mobile phone/mobile/(especially NAmE) cell phone/(informal, especially NAmE) cell
use/answer/call (sb on)/get a message on your mobile phone/mobile/cell phone/cell
switch/turn on/off your mobile phone/mobile/cell phone/cell
charge/recharge your mobile phone/mobile/cell phone/cell
a mobile/cell phone is on/is off/rings/goes off
(BrE) top up your mobile (phone)
send/receive a text (message)/an SMS (message)/a fax
insert/remove/change a SIM card

Example Bank:
•He is actively engaged on several projects.
•I'm afraid Mr Wilson cannot see you now as he is otherwise engaged.
•Mrs Scott is engaged with a customer at the moment.
•She was engaged in conversation with a client.
•She's engaged to an actor.
•The couple got engaged last month.
•We need to become more engaged with our history as a nation.
•those who are deeply engaged in party politics
•I can't come to dinner on Tuesday— I'm otherwise engaged.