engage
/in'geidʤ/
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Definition
- Verb:
- To hire or employ someone for work or services: To formally arrange for a person's services, often for payment.
- To occupy or attract someone's attention or interest: To capture and hold someone's focus or involvement.
- To participate or become involved in an activity: To take part in or commit to a specific action or process.
- To enter into a formal agreement or promise, especially to marry: To pledge or commit, as in a betrothal.
- To cause parts to interlock or mesh (mechanical): To cause gears or components to connect and work together.
- To begin fighting with an enemy (military): To start a battle or conflict.
Examples of Usage
- Verb:
- The company decided to engage a new consultant for the project. (To hire)
- The teacher's story engaged the students completely. (To occupy attention)
- He engaged in a long debate about climate policy. (To participate in)
- They got engaged last summer and are planning a wedding. (To promise to marry)
- Remember to engage the parking brake before you leave the car. (To cause to interlock)
- The two armies engaged at dawn. (To begin fighting)
Advanced Usage
- "to engage someone in conversation": to start or involve someone in a discussion.
- She tried to engage the shy guest in conversation.
- "to engage with an idea/a text": to interact with or think deeply about something.
- The course encourages students to engage with primary historical sources.
- "to be engaged in": to be busy with or involved in an activity.
- He was engaged in writing his report all afternoon.
Variants and Related Words
- Engaged (adjective): Busy; occupied; or formally pledged to be married.
- The line is engaged; please call back later.
- She is engaged to a doctor.
- Engagement (noun): A formal agreement to get married; an appointment or arrangement; or a period of hired employment.
- They announced their engagement.
- I have a prior engagement on Tuesday.
- Engaging (adjective): Charming and attractive, often holding interest.
- He has a very engaging personality.
Synonyms
- Employ/Hire: To use the services of someone for payment.
- Involve: To include as a necessary part or result.
- Absorb: To engross the attention of someone fully.
- Participate: To take part in an activity.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Engage in: To participate or become involved in.
- The government refuses to engage in talks with the terrorists.
- Engage with: To interact with or pay attention to.
- Politicians must engage with the concerns of ordinary citizens.
Related Idioms
- Engage brain before mouth: (Humorous) Think before you speak.
- Sometimes you need to engage brain before mouth to avoid trouble.
Verb
- keep engaged
- engaged the gears
- engage for service under a term of contract
- We took an apartment on a quiet street
- Let's rent a car
- Shall we take a guide in Rome?
- hire for work or assistance
- engage aid, help, services, or support
- carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)
- Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe
- get caught
- make sure the gear is engaged
- give to in marriage
- ask to represent; of legal counsel
- I'm retaining a lawyer
- engage or hire for work
- They hired two new secretaries in the department
- How many people has she employed?
- consume all of one's attention or time
- Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely
- carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
- She pursued many activities
- They engaged in a discussion