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Definition of engaged:

Greatly interested; of awakened zeal; earnest.
Involved; esp., involved in a hostile encounter; as, the engaged ships continued the fight.
Occupied; employed; busy.
of Engage
Pledged; promised; especially, having the affections pledged; promised in marriage; affianced; betrothed.

Synonyms:

committed, doing, active, available, bound, affianced, interested, free, employed, booked, enmeshed, marriage, pledged, meshed, bespoken, assiduous, geared, connected, busy, diligent, set-aside, industrious, sedulous, reserved, pursuing, intermeshed, tenanted, hooked, attached, unemployed, plighted, rapt, action, intended, occupied, betrothed, in use, matched, performing, involved.

battled (part of speech: verb)
- contested,
- struggled,
- battled,
- driven,
- drove,
- combated,
- tussled,
- conflicted,
- scuffled,
- fought,
- scrambled,
- campaigned
hired (part of speech: verb)
- employed,
- contracted,
- rented,
- leased
endeavored (part of speech: verb)
- aimed,
- undertaken,
- committed,
- undertook,
- volunteered,
- acted,
- approached,
- maneuvered,
- proceeded,
- ventured,
- exploited,
- contracted,
- performed,
- assayed,
- attempted,
- endeavored

Usage examples:

Freneau was now fairly settled in life, and for the next seven or eight years he was engaged almost continuously in newspaper work.

- "The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume I (of III)", Philip Freneau.
" He's engaged, sir, at present," the lad replied.

- "My Strangest Case", Guy Boothby.
I agreed with my father that I wouldn't be engaged for two years.

- "The Other Girls", Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney.