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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[ French ahn-ga-zhey ]
adjective
- choosing to involve oneself in or commit oneself to something:
Some of the political activists grew less Բé as the years passed.
Բé
1/ ɑ̃ɡ /
adjective
- (of a writer or artist, esp a man) morally or politically committed to some ideology
engage
2/ 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
Derived Forms
- ˈ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·İ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of engage1
Origin of engage2
Word History and Origins
Origin of engage1
Example Sentences
The college said it would aim to ensure applicants are evaluated based on their ability to "engage constructively with different perspectives, show empathy and participate in civil discourse".
“Any damage to life or property will have consequences, and those engaging in criminal behavior will be held accountable.”
"The aftermath of that has left a lot of people not willing to engage in in the debates moving forward."
He declared a zero campaign budget, had no campaign office and didn't engage in traditional campaigning.
It thanked them for participating and said that “as plans develop for the assessment, there may be future opportunities to contribute or engage.”
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