engaged
US /ɛnˈɡedʒd/
・UK /ɪnˈgeɪdʒd/
A2
v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To start to fight with an enemy
Police engaged the criminal at the train station
v.t.Transitive VerbTo hire someone for a task or job
I engaged my son as a cashier for my shop
v.t.Transitive VerbTo have or hold the focus or interest of someone
The novel engaged me, I had to keep reading until the end
v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To carry out, participate in; be involved in
The students were engaged in the sports day
adj.AdjectiveOfficially planning to get married
Jim and Rose are getting engaged, let's have a party
v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)Having formally agreed to marry.
She is engaged in several community projects.
adj.AdjectiveActively involved or interested.
An engaged employee is more productive.
adj.AdjectiveBusy or occupied.
The line is engaged; try calling again later.
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How to Get People to Listen to You | The Harvard Business Review Guide
- Before you can expect others to listen to you, you need to understand and demonstrate active, engaged listening.
Before you can expect others to listen to you, you need to understand and demonstrate active, engaged listening.
- active, engaged listening.
active, engaged listening.
Democratic Presidential Debate - June 26 (Full) | NBC News
- And the lesson that I've learned over the years is that you have to stay engaged in these situations.
And the lesson that I've learned over the years is that you have to stay engaged in these situations.
- But right now, we have so I would say we must be engaged in this.
But right now, we have so I would say we must be engaged in this.
When You Catch Your Boyfriend (ft. Nick Jonas)
- Well, she's engaged my brother, I think she's okay
Well, she's engaged my brother, I think she's okay
- She's engaged, my brother.
She's engaged, my brother.
While Missiles Fly, Flights Land: How Israel’s Airport Stays Open | WSJ
- who have already engaged in limited artillery exchanges with Israel, could complicate things further.
who have already engaged in limited artillery exchanges with Israel, could complicate things further.
- like Syria and Hezbollah, who have already engaged
like Syria and Hezbollah, who have already engaged
How 'Quiet Quitting' Became The Next Phase Of The Great Resignation
- A recent poll from Gallup showed employee engagement in the US dropping for the first annual decline in a decade, dipping from 36% engaged employees in 2020 to 34% in 2021.
A recent poll from Gallup showed employee engagement in the US dropping for the first annual decline in a decade, dipping from 36% engaged employees in 2020 to 34% in 2021.
- Disengagement⏤not being engaged⏤that's affecting the productivity.
Disengagement⏤not being engaged⏤that's affecting the productivity.
Mesopotamia: Crash Course World History #3
- These early Mesopotamian cities engaged in a form of socialism where farmers contributed their crops to public storehouses, out of which workers, like metal workers or builders or male models or whatever, would be paid uniform wages in grain.
These early Mesopotamian cities engaged in a form of socialism where farmers contributed their crops to public storehouses, out of which workers, like metal workers or builders or male models or whatever, would be paid uniform wages in grain.
- These early Mesopotamian cities engaged in a form of socialism, where farmers contributed
These early Mesopotamian cities engaged in a form of socialism, where farmers contributed
Bill Gates meets Aamir Khan
- that. So I think in a democracy we have to understand that we have to be more engaged.
that. So I think in a democracy we have to understand that we have to be more engaged.
- We have to spend a little more of our time engaged with socially what is happening socially
We have to spend a little more of our time engaged with socially what is happening socially
Watch Jim Lehrer Moderate First Full Presidential Debate
- of how many procedures they've -- they've engaged in.
of how many procedures they've -- they've engaged in.
- Let's pay providers on the basis of performance as opposed to on the basis of how many procedures they've engaged in.
Let's pay providers on the basis of performance as opposed to on the basis of how many procedures they've engaged in.
Why You Need to Have a Proper Adolescence
- their genius is that we rarely know what they are up to. Below the surface they are engaged in a
their genius is that we rarely know what they are up to. Below the surface they are engaged in a
Body Language Experts Break Down Job Interview Etiquette | WIRED
- - Show you are engaged, you are actively listening,
- Show you are engaged, you are actively listening,