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Engaged vs Engages - What's the difference?

engaged | engages |

As verbs the difference between engaged and engages

is that engaged is (engage) while engages is .

As an adjective engaged

is agreed to be married.

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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    engages

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (engage)
    • This pedal engages the clutch, until you do that you can't shift.
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