英语词汇“to engage for”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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to engage for

b. to engage for: to be answerable for, guarantee; later, to undertake to perform, to promise. Rarely in indirect passive.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > assurance, confirmation, or guarantee > assure, confirm, or guarantee [verb (intransitive)]

testify1377

I dare layc1380

borrowc1475

to engage fora1680

a1680 S. Butler Genuine Remains (1759) II. 70 Some near Friend..engaged for his Honesty and good Behaviour.

1709 J. Swift Let. conc. Sacramental Test 9 How chearfully they Engaged for the Safety of the Nation.

1727 A. Hamilton New Acct. E. Indies II. xxxviii. 68 He could not engage for their [Fakires'] Safety among his Countrymen.

1751 S. Richardson Clarissa (ed. 3) IV. lii. 322 Her wishes..were gently intimated, and as readily engaged for.

1813 J. Austen Pride & Prejudice I. i. 4 It is more than I engage for, I assure you.

1866 T. Carlyle Inaug. Addr. Edinb. 171 That is pretty much all I can engage for.

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单词	to engage for
释义	> as lemmas to engage for b. to engage for: to be answerable for, guarantee; later, to undertake to perform, to promise. Rarely in indirect passive. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > assurance, confirmation, or guarantee > assure, confirm, or guarantee [verb (intransitive)] testify1377 I dare layc1380 borrowc1475 to engage fora1680 a1680 S. Butler Genuine Remains (1759) II. 70 Some near Friend..engaged for his Honesty and good Behaviour. 1709 J. Swift Let. conc. Sacramental Test 9 How chearfully they Engaged for the Safety of the Nation. 1727 A. Hamilton New Acct. E. Indies II. xxxviii. 68 He could not engage for their [Fakires'] Safety among his Countrymen. 1751 S. Richardson Clarissa (ed. 3) IV. lii. 322 Her wishes..were gently intimated, and as readily engaged for. 1813 J. Austen Pride & Prejudice I. i. 4 It is more than I engage for, I assure you. View more context for this quotation 1866 T. Carlyle Inaug. Addr. Edinb. 171 That is pretty much all I can engage for. extracted from engagev. < as lemmas
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