engaged
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Sense: Adjective: promised in marriage
Synonyms:
betrothed , affianced, engaged to be married , bound Collocations, pledged, plighted , matched, committed Collocations, promised in marriage, promised to sb
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Sense: Adjective: busy - persons
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busy Collocations, occupied, involved Collocations, tied up, rapt, absorbed, engrossed, immersed, working Collocations, taken up with, on duty, on the move, at work, caught up in, otherwise engaged
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Sense: Adjective: in use
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engage
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Sense: Verb: engross
Synonyms:
engross, absorb, captivate, fascinate, enthrall, enthral , entertain Collocations, grip Collocations, busy Collocations, occupy Collocations, immerse Collocations, interest Collocations, hold sb's interest, hold sb's attention
Sense: Verb: take part - followed by 'in'
Synonyms:
take part, get involved, participate, join in, partake, become involved
Sense: Verb: hire
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hire Collocations, employ Collocations, contract Collocations, retain Collocations, recruit Collocations, take on, give a job, put sb on the payroll, sign up
Sense: Verb: enter into conflict with
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enter into conflict with, battle Collocations, face Collocations, take on, fight Collocations, fight with, do battle with, clash with, combat, assault Collocations, attack Collocations, mount an attack on, wage war against, wage war on, take up arms against
Sense: Verb: interlock - gears, etc.
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interlock, mesh Collocations, interlace, intermesh, interconnect, join Collocations, fit together, lock Collocations
Sense: Verb: pledge
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