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Engaged vs Taken - What's the difference?

engaged | taken |

As a verb engaged

is (engage).

As an adjective engaged

is agreed to be married.

As a noun taken is

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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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    taken

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Infatuated; fond of or attracted to.
    • He was very taken with the girl, I hear.
  • (informal) In a monoamorous relationship
    • I can't ask her out, she's taken .

    Verb

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    * English adjectives ending in -en English irregular past participles ----