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Engaged vs Occupied - What's the difference?

engaged | occupied |

As verbs the difference between engaged and occupied

is that engaged is past tense of engage while occupied is past tense of occupy.

As adjectives the difference between engaged and occupied

is that engaged is agreed to be married while occupied is reserved, engaged.

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)

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    occupied

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Reserved, engaged.
    • The stall on the left is occupied .
  • Busy, unavailable.
    • she is occupied at the moment
  • Subjugated, under the control of a foreign military presence.
  • travelled to occupied Japan in December 1945

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (occupy)