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This is particularly important this time, as tactical voting is likely to be very, very important at the next general election to an extent we have never seen before. We might see this to an extent on Thursday, but pe…
What?? No!! Please tell the authorities that I am LITERALLY coming to visit you on the basis of this social media account. I am crossing a planet and you will get my money because of the way your account engaged my in…
I agree, ours aren’t local elections though, it’s for the Scottish parliament. I’ll vote for this Labour guy because he at least seems engaged and go green for my list vote
The woman alleged that he tackled her to the floor and “engaged in a physical assault involving strangulation and blunt force trauma.”
Yes exactly. 12.6k followers, lots really engaged judging by the response to their announcement, is not to be sniffed at. Their account has done a brilliant job of educating and entertaining, and raising the profile o…
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Busy or employed.
I tried calling, but she (or her phone) was engaged.
“📣 New Podcast! "Classic Radio 05-05-26 - Clown Hall Tonight, Rebuilding the Barn, and Homer is engaged" on @Spreaker”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Estimates of the proportion of the population engaged in sabotage can be disseminated.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“rare non-bandori post on my account but i just finished up watching Maul: Shadow Lord and ohhh my gods. i didn't know they could still make Star Wars like this. i was engaged throughout the entire runtime and also the animation is just *gorgeous.* look at some of these stills.”
— Bluesky· May 2026““Dawkins's treatment of "Claudia" reveals that: He is willing to grant gender and personhood when he feels emotionally engaged - even to a machine.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“But it’s interesting to have read it straight after Joe Dunthorne’s Children of Radium and Erin Vincent’s 14 Ways of Looking, both also engaged with uncovering and coming to terms with the past – Dunthorne’s also focusing on the aftermath of World War II.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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Having agreed to marry a particular person (one's fiancé or fiancée) or each other.
Dig if you will the picture / Of you and I engaged in a kiss / The sweat of your body covers me / Can you my darling / Can you picture this?
“This is particularly important this time, as tactical voting is likely to be very, very important at the next general election to an extent we have never seen before. We might see this to an extent on Thursday, but people will be notably less committed/engaged. 3/”
— Bluesky· May 2026“What?? No!! Please tell the authorities that I am LITERALLY coming to visit you on the basis of this social media account. I am crossing a planet and you will get my money because of the way your account engaged my interest. They are making a huge mistake.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I agree, ours aren’t local elections though, it’s for the Scottish parliament. I’ll vote for this Labour guy because he at least seems engaged and go green for my list vote”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The woman alleged that he tackled her to the floor and “engaged in a physical assault involving strangulation and blunt force trauma.””
— Bluesky· May 2026“Yes exactly. 12.6k followers, lots really engaged judging by the response to their announcement, is not to be sniffed at. Their account has done a brilliant job of educating and entertaining, and raising the profile of the museum.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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Greatly interested.
Engaged means: Greatly interested.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up. For most families this word will pass by without incident; it is more a vocabulary curiosity than a parenting concern.
engaged means: Greatly interested.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself. A formal-English equivalent (a synonym or descriptive phrase) is usually safer in writing. When in doubt, paraphrase rather than reuse the slang form.
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