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Engaged vs Attentive - What's the difference?

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Engaged is a related term of attentive.


As adjectives the difference between engaged and attentive

is that engaged is agreed to be married while attentive is paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely.

As a verb engaged

is (engage).

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

    Related terms

    * engage * engagement

    See also

    * (agreed to be married)

    Statistics

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    attentive

    English

    Etymology

    .

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely
    • She is an attentive listener, but does not like to talk much.

    Synonyms

    * reckful

    Antonyms

    * inattentive, reckless

    See also

    * alert * wary * watchful

    Anagrams

    * tentative ----