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Attracted vs Engaged - What's the difference?

attracted | engaged |

As verbs the difference between attracted and engaged

is that attracted is past tense of attract while engaged is past tense of engage.

As adjectives the difference between attracted and engaged

is that attracted is drawn towards while engaged is agreed to be married.

attracted

English

Verb

(head)
  • (attract)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • drawn towards
  • engaged

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (engage)
  • Adjective

    (-)
  • Agreed to be married.
  • Busy or employed.
  • (British) (of a telephone) Already involved in a telephone call when a third party calls
  • I tried calling, but she (''or'' her phone) was engaged .
  • (architecture, of a column) attached to a wall or sunk into it halfway
  • (of gears or cogs) in contact and in operation
  • Synonyms

    * (of a telephone) (US) busy

    See also

    * (agreed to be married)

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