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Sentence #297087

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morbrorper morbrorper January 16, 2023 January 16, 2023 at 1:15:08 PM UTC link Permalink

I take it to mean he's occupied, not engaged to be married, from the little Japanese i know.

AlanF_US AlanF_US January 16, 2023 January 16, 2023 at 4:55:19 PM UTC link Permalink

"Engaged" can mean "occupied" in some variants of English.

sundown sundown January 16, 2023, edited January 16, 2023 January 16, 2023 at 6:46:20 PM UTC, edited January 16, 2023 at 6:50:14 PM UTC link Permalink

Sometimes you see/hear the phrase 'otherwise engaged', which clears up that ambiguity (while leaving ambiguous what the person in question is actually doing, of course ;)):

https://ludwig.guru/s/otherwise+engaged

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You can't see him because he is engaged.

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