Married vs. Engaged — What's the Difference?

(of two people) united in marriage

Busy; occupied.

Married people

Having formally agreed to marry

Having a spouse

(of a column) attached to or partly let into a wall.

United in matrimony

Employed, occupied, or busy.

Of or relating to the state of marriage

Committed, as to a cause.

Acquired through marriage

Pledged to marry; betrothed

Closely connected; united.

Involved in conflict or battle.

A married person

Being in gear; meshed.

In a state of marriage; having a wife or a husband.

Partly embedded in, built into, or attached to another part, as columns on a wall.

(figuratively) Showing commitment or devotion normally reserved for a spouse.

Simple past tense and past participle of engage

Simple past tense and past participle of marry

Having agreed to marry a particular person (one's fiancé or fiancée) or each other.

A married person.

Busy or employed.

Being in the state of matrimony; having a spouse; wedded; as, a married man or woman; - of one person.

Greatly interested.

Of or pertaining to marriage; connubial; as, the married state; one's married name.

(British) (of a telephone) Already involved in a telephone call when a third party calls.

Wedded to each other; as, a married couple; John and Joan are no longer married; - of two people.

Attached to a wall or sunk into it halfway

Joined to form one object; united.

(of gears or cogs) in contact and in operation

Joined in matrimony;

(military) being attacked or attacking

Of or relating to the state of marriage;

Having the widest part of its presenting part, usually the head, enter the pelvic brim or inlet.

Synonym of engagé

Occupied; employed; busy.

Pledged; promised; especially, having the affections pledged; promised in marriage; affianced; betrothed.

Greatly interested; of awakened zeal; earnest.

Involved; esp., involved in a hostile encounter; as, the engaged ships continued the fight.

Having ones attention or mind or energy engaged;

Involved in military hostilities;

Reserved in advance

(of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line);

(used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting;

Having services contracted for;

Built against or attached to a wall;

Pledged to be married;