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Search phrase: engaged

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Antony and CleopatraAC IV.vii.1Retire! We have engaged ourselves too far.Retire, we haue engag'd our selues too farre:
The Comedy of ErrorsCE V.i.162And I to thee engaged a prince's word,And I to thee ingag'd a Princes word, 
HamletHam III.iii.69Art more engaged! Help, angels! Make assay.Art more ingag'd: Helpe Angels, make assay:
Henry IV Part 11H4 I.i.21We are impressed and engaged to fight – We are impressed and ingag'd to fight,
Henry IV Part 11H4 IV.iii.95Indeed his King – to be engaged in Wales,Indeede his King, to be engag'd in Wales,
Henry IV Part 11H4 V.ii.43And Westmorland that was engaged did bear it,And Westmerland that was ingag'd did beare it,
Henry IV Part 22H4 I.i.180We all that are engaged to this lossWe all that are engaged to this losse,
Julius CaesarJC II.i.127Than honesty to honesty engagedThen Honesty to Honesty ingag'd,
King Edward IIIE3 IV.v.98Engaged his word, writ down his noble hand,Ingagde his word, writ downe his noble hand,
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.iii.176To break the vow I am engaged in,To breake the vow I am ingaged in.
The Merchant of VeniceMV III.ii.261I have engaged myself to a dear friend,I haue ingag'd my selfe to a deere friend,
The Merchant of VeniceMV III.ii.262Engaged my friend to his mere enemy,Ingag'd my friend to his meere enemie
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND I.i.138O spite! – too old to be engaged to young.O spight! too old to be ingag'd to yong.
Much Ado About NothingMA IV.i.326Enough, I am engaged; I will challenge him.Enough, I am engagde, I will challenge him,
Richard IIR2 I.iii.17Who hither come engaged by my oath, – Who hither comes engaged by my oath
Timon of AthensTim II.ii.151'Tis all engaged, some forfeited and gone,'Tis all engag'd, some forfeyted and gone,
Troilus and CressidaTC II.ii.125Which hath our several honours all engagedWhich hath our seuerall Honours all engag'd
Troilus and CressidaTC V.iii.68And I do stand engaged to many Greeks,And I do stand engag'd to many Greekes,

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Glossary

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assuredbetrothed, engaged
broilsubject to great heat; also: be engaged in a struggle
busyalways engaged, active, constantly occupied
engagedentangled, involved, trapped
engagedpledged, bound, sworn
fieldengaged in military operations, in military array
fieldedin the battlefield, engaged in battle
ingagedengaged [to her]; or: not promised [to anyone else]
new-trothedrecently engaged
personalpersonally engaged, present in person
plightedpledged, promised, engaged
prestengaged, made ready, hired
procreantperson engaged in procreation, copulator
questantseeker, searcher, someone engaged in a quest
sub-contractedalready betrothed, engaged a second time
tirebe exercised, be actively engaged
troth-plightengaged, betrothed

Thesaurus

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actively engaged, betire
always engagedbusy
engagedassured
engagedingaged
engagedplighted
engagedprest
engagedtroth-plight
engaged a second timesub-contracted
engaged in a struggle, bebroil
engaged in battlefielded
engaged in military operationsfield
engaged, alwaysbusy
engaged, be activelytire
engaged, recentlynew-trothed
military operations, engaged infield
personally engagedpersonal
procreation, person engaged inprocreant
quest, someone engaged in aquestant
quest, someone engaged in aquestrist
recently engagednew-trothed
second time, engaged asub-contracted
struggle, be engaged in a broil

Themes and Topics

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a- as a particle...o be ‘a-feasting’ is as it were ‘to be engaged in the time-consuming activity of feasti...
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Thou and you... a soul benedick enough i am engaged i will challenge him i will kiss your ...

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