engaged

verlobt

Mit jemandem verlobt und zur Heirat entschlossen.

In einfachem Englisch: Having agreed to marry someone.

• They got engaged yesterday.
• He has been engaged to Anna for a year.
• The engaged couple are planning a small wedding.

So benutzt man es: engaged to someone (She is engaged to her childhood friend.)

Synonyme: betrothed

Häufige Wendungen: get engaged, engaged to someone, an engaged couple

beschäftigt, beteiligt

Mit einer Tätigkeit beschäftigt oder aktiv an etwas beteiligt.

In einfachem Englisch: Busy doing something or actively taking part in an activity.

• She is engaged in research.
• The team was actively engaged in finding a solution.
• Several countries are engaged in peace talks.

So benutzt man es: engaged in something/doing something (They are engaged in repairing the bridge.)

Synonyme: involved, occupied, busy

Häufige Wendungen: engaged in research, actively engaged in something, engaged in doing something

interessiert, aufmerksam

Sehr an etwas interessiert und mit voller Aufmerksamkeit dabei.

In einfachem Englisch: Very interested in something and giving it your attention.

• The audience remained engaged throughout.
• She looked engaged and asked thoughtful questions.
• The children were fully engaged in the story.

So benutzt man es: engaged in/with something (The students were deeply engaged with the story.)

Synonyme: interested, absorbed, attentive

Gegenteile: uninterested, disengaged

Häufige Wendungen: an engaged audience, keep someone engaged, engaged with something

besetzt

Bei einer Telefonleitung: bereits für ein anderes Gespräch in Gebrauch.

In einfachem Englisch: Already being used for another telephone call.

• The line is engaged.
• I kept getting an engaged tone.
• Her phone was engaged when I tried again.

Synonyme: busy

Gegenteile: free

Häufige Wendungen: the line engaged, an engaged tone, phone is engaged