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engage
1[en-geyj]
verb (used with object)
to occupy the attention or efforts of (a person or persons).
He engaged her in conversation.
Synonyms: , , ,to secure for aid, employment, use, etc.; hire.
to engage a worker;
to engage a room.
Antonyms:to attract and hold fast.
The novel engaged her attention and interest.
to attract or please.
His good nature engages everyone.
to bind, as by pledge, promise, contract, or oath; make liable.
He engaged himself to repay his debt within a month.
to betroth (usually used in the passive).
They were engaged last week.
to bring (troops) into conflict; enter into conflict with.
Our army engaged the enemy.
Mechanics.to cause (gears or the like) to become interlocked; interlock with.
Antonyms:to attach or secure.
Obsolete.to entangle or involve.
verb (used without object)
to occupy oneself; become involved.
to engage in business or politics.
to take employment.
She engaged in her mother's business.
to pledge one's word; assume an obligation.
I was unwilling to engage on such terms.
to cross weapons; enter into conflict.
The armies engaged early in the morning.
Mechanics.(of gears or the like) to interlock.
Բé
2[ah
adjective
choosing to involve oneself in or commit oneself to something.
Some of the political activists grew less Բé as the years passed.
engage
1/ ɪˈɡɪ /
verb
to secure the services of; employ
to secure for use; reserve
engage a room
to involve (a person or his attention) intensely; engross; occupy
to attract (the affection) of (a person)
her innocence engaged him
to draw (somebody) into conversation
(intr) to take part; participate
he engages in many sports
to promise (to do something)
(also intr) military to begin an action with (an enemy)
to bring (a mechanism) into operation
he engaged the clutch
(also intr) to undergo or cause to undergo interlocking, as of the components of a driving mechanism, such as a gear train
machinery to locate (a locking device) in its operative position or to advance (a tool) into a workpiece to commence cutting
Բé
2/ ɑ̃ɡ /
adjective
(of a writer or artist, esp a man) morally or politically committed to some ideology
Other 51Թ Forms
- engager noun
- ˈ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of engage1
Origin of engage2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of engage1
Example Sentences
The goal is to engage skeptics and fans alike from the comfort of their couch.
He also said "alarmingly we're also dealing with some children who engaged in the rioting and attacked some of the houses of the very children in their class".
In his view, when a private firm starts operating in a residential area, the local police force should engage.
It’s impossible to determine how many people are engaged in this Sisyphean chase.
"When people discuss in moderated forums, they actually consider the competing arguments. If they engage in discussion with other citizens in a civil, evidence-based environment, magical things happen."
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