She told me that she'd been engaged two times but had never actually maried

[석수]

engaged 

adjective (MARRIAGE)

B1

having formally agreed to marry:

Debbie and Christa have just got engaged.

She was engaged to some guy in the army.

They're engaged to be married in June.



He asked her to sign a prenuptial agreement when they got engaged.
그는 그녀에게 그들이 약혼하면 혼전 합의서에 서명해 달라고 부탁했다.



Prenuptial agreement (부부재산계약/夫婦財産契約) is an agreement made prior to marriage regarding the property owned by each spouse.

Prenuptial 결혼전
= before getting married


She told me that she'd been engaged three times, but had never actually married.

This photo was taken when we were engaged.

Where this form asks about my marital status, should I write 'engaged' or just 'single'?

이 양식이 나의 결혼 상태에 대해 묻는 곳(란)에서, 나는 '약혼'이라고 써야 할까요, 아니면 '단독'이라고 써야 할까요?

She got engaged to her childhood sweetheart as soon as she left school.

 

engaged adjective (INVOLVED/BUSY)

 

[ after verb ]

involved in something:

They've been engaged in a legal battle with the council for several months.

She's part of a team of scientists who are engaged on/upon cancer research.

 

[ after verb ] formal

busy doing something:

I'd come to the meeting on Tuesday but I'm afraid I'm otherwise engaged (= doing something else).

 

engaged 

adjective (IN USE)

 

Antonym

vacant (EMPTY)


B1

If a phone or public toilet is engaged, someone is already using it:

Every time I call her, she/the phone/the number is engaged.

I've been trying to call him all evening, but I keep getting the engaged tone.

The sign on the toilet door said "Engaged".




 
engaged

adjective [ not gradable ]

US 

publicly promising that you intend to marry someone:

They decided to get engaged.



 

COMMUNICATIONS   UK

if a telephone is engaged, someone is already using it:

Customers calling to book tickets found the line was constantly engaged.


busy doing something:

The president is currently engaged but you can meet with his deputy.

 be engaged as sth

 

to be working as something:

At that time she was engaged as an adviser to several government departments.

 be engaged in sth

 

to be involved in something:

The broadcaster is engaged in a complex legal battle over a failed joint venture.