Married vs Engaged - What's the difference?
married | engaged |
In a state of marriage; having a wife or a husband.
(figuratively) Showing commitment or devotion normally reserved for a spouse
(marry)
A married person.
* 2001 , Charles A. Jaffe, The Right Way to Hire Financial Help (page 11)
(engage)
Agreed to be married.
Busy or employed.
(British) (of a telephone) Already involved in a telephone call when a third party calls
(architecture, of a column) attached to a wall or sunk into it halfway
(of gears or cogs) in contact and in operation
As adjectives the difference between married and engaged
is that married is in a state of marriage; having a wife or a husband while engaged is agreed to be married.As verbs the difference between married and engaged
is that married is past tense of marry while engaged is past tense of engage.As a noun married
is a married person.married
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* (in a state of marriage) wed, weddedAntonyms
* (in a state of marriage) single, unmarriedVerb
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* dowriedNoun
(en noun)- A perfect example is life insurance. Most people starting out don't need it; you should only insure what you can't afford to lose or replace, and singles or young marrieds without a lot of assets frequently don't require coverage.
- My plan is to wait to have sex until I'm married .
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*engaged
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(-)- I tried calling, but she (''or'' her phone) was engaged .