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engage
en·gage E0144200 (ĕn-gāj′)v. en·gaged, en·gag·ing, en·gag·es v.tr.1. To obtain or contract for the services of; employ: engage a carpenter.2. To arrange for the use of; reserve: engage a room. See Synonyms at book1.3. To pledge or promise, especially to marry: was engaged to a famous actor.4. To attract and hold the attention of; engross: a hobby that engaged her for hours at a time.5. To win over or attract: His smile engages everyone he meets.6. To draw into; involve: engage a shy person in conversation.7. To require the use of; occupy: Studying engages most of my time.8. To enter or bring into conflict with: We have engaged the enemy.9. To interlock or cause to interlock; mesh: engage the automobile's clutch.10. To give or take as security.v.intr.1. To involve oneself or become occupied; participate: engage in conversation.2. To assume an obligation; agree.3. To enter into conflict or battle: The armies engaged at dawn.4. To become meshed or interlocked: The gears engaged.
[Middle English engagen, to pledge something as security for repayment of debt, from Old French engagier : en-, in; see en-1 + gage, pledge, of Germanic origin.]
en·gag′er n.
en·ga·gé E0144300 (ĕn′gä-zhā′)adj. Actively committed, as to a political cause.
[French, past participle of engager, to engage, from Old French engagier, to pledge; see engage.]engage (ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ) vb (mainly tr) 1. to secure the services of; employ2. to secure for use; reserve: engage a room. 3. to involve (a person or his or her attention) intensely; engross; occupy4. to attract (the affection) of (a person): her innocence engaged him. 5. to draw (somebody) into conversation6. (intr) to take part; participate: he engages in many sports. 7. to promise (to do something)8. (Military) (also intr) military to begin an action with (an enemy)9. (Mechanical Engineering) to bring (a mechanism) into operation: he engaged the clutch. 10. (Mechanical Engineering) (also intr) to undergo or cause to undergo interlocking, as of the components of a driving mechanism, such as a gear train11. (Mechanical Engineering) machinery to locate (a locking device) in its operative position or to advance (a tool) into a workpiece to commence cutting[C15: from Old French engagier, from en-1 + gage a pledge, see gage1] enˈgager n
engagé (ɑ̃ɡaʒe) adj (Art Terms) (of a writer or artist, esp a man) morally or politically committed to some ideologyen•gage (ɛnˈgeɪdʒ)
v. -gaged, -gag•ing. v.t. 1. to occupy the attention or efforts of; involve: He engaged her in conversation. 2. to secure for aid, employment, or use; hire. 3. to attract and hold fast: The book engaged my attention. 4. to attract or please. 5. to bind, as by a pledge or promise; make liable. 6. to bind by a pledge to marry; betroth (usu. used in the passive). 7. to enter into conflict with. 8. to cause (gears or the like) to become interlocked; interlock with. 9. to attach or secure. v.i. 10. to occupy oneself; become involved: to engage in politics. 11. to take employment. 12. to assume an obligation. 13. to enter into conflict. 14. (of gears) to interlock. [1515–25; < Middle French engager, Old French engagier] en•gag′er, n. en•ga•gé (Fr. ɑ̃ gaˈʒeɪ)
adj. involved in or committed to something, as a political cause. [1950–55; < French: literally, engaged] engage1. In air defense, a fire control order used to direct or authorize units and/or weapon systems to fire on a designated target. See also cease engagement; hold fire.
2. (DOD only) To bring the enemy under fire.engage
Past participle: engaged
Gerund: engaging
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| I engage | | you engage | | he/she/it engages | | we engage | | you engage | | they engage |
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| I engaged | | you engaged | | he/she/it engaged | | we engaged | | you engaged | | they engaged |
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| I am engaging | | you are engaging | | he/she/it is engaging | | we are engaging | | you are engaging | | they are engaging |
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| I have engaged | | you have engaged | | he/she/it has engaged | | we have engaged | | you have engaged | | they have engaged |
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| I was engaging | | you were engaging | | he/she/it was engaging | | we were engaging | | you were engaging | | they were engaging |
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| I had engaged | | you had engaged | | he/she/it had engaged | | we had engaged | | you had engaged | | they had engaged |
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| I will engage | | you will engage | | he/she/it will engage | | we will engage | | you will engage | | they will engage |
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| I will have engaged | | you will have engaged | | he/she/it will have engaged | | we will have engaged | | you will have engaged | | they will have engaged |
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| I will be engaging | | you will be engaging | | he/she/it will be engaging | | we will be engaging | | you will be engaging | | they will be engaging |
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| I have been engaging | | you have been engaging | | he/she/it has been engaging | | we have been engaging | | you have been engaging | | they have been engaging |
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| I will have been engaging | | you will have been engaging | | he/she/it will have been engaging | | we will have been engaging | | you will have been engaging | | they will have been engaging |
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| I had been engaging | | you had been engaging | | he/she/it had been engaging | | we had been engaging | | you had been engaging | | they had been engaging |
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| I would engage | | you would engage | | he/she/it would engage | | we would engage | | you would engage | | they would engage |
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| I would have engaged | | you would have engaged | | he/she/it would have engaged | | we would have engaged | | you would have engaged | | they would have engaged |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | engage - carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion"pursue, prosecuteact, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"practice, commit - engage in or perform; "practice safe sex"; "commit a random act of kindness"close - engage at close quarters; "close with the enemy"politick - engage in political activities; "This colleague is always politicking" | | 2. | engage - consume all of one's attention or time; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"engross, occupy, absorbinvolve - occupy or engage the interest of; "His story completely involved me during the entire afternoon"consume - engage fully; "The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy"rivet - hold (someone's attention); "The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists"interest - excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of | | 3. | engage - engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"hire, employfeatherbed - hire more workers than are necessaryfill - appoint someone to (a position or a job)engage - ask to represent; of legal counsel; "I'm retaining a lawyer"ship - hire for work on a shipsign on, sign up, contract, sign - engage by written agreement; "They signed two new pitchers for the next season"rat - employ scabs or strike breakers infarm out, subcontract, job - arranged for contracted work to be done by others | | 4. | engage - ask to represent; of legal counsel; "I'm retaining a lawyer"hire, employ, engage - engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?" | | 5. |  engage - give to in marriage affiance, betroth, plightvow - make a vow; promise; "He vowed never to drink alcohol again" | | 6. | engage - get caught; "make sure the gear is engaged"lock - become rigid or immoveable; "The therapist noticed that the patient's knees tended to lock in this exercise"touch - make physical contact with, come in contact with; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband"disengage - become free; "in neutral, the gears disengage" | | 7. |  engage - carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns); "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe"wagefight, struggle, contend - be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"put up, provide, offer - mount or put up; "put up a good fight"; "offer resistance" | | 8. | engage - hire for work or assistance; "engage aid, help, services, or support"enlistprocure, secure - get by special effort; "He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed"recruit - seek to employ; "The lab director recruited an able crew of assistants" | | 9. | engage - 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?"charter, hire, rent, lease, takeacquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" | | 10. | engage - keep engaged; "engaged the gears"mesh, lock, operateflip, switch, throw - cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; "switch on the light"; "throw the lever"ride - keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot; "Don't ride the clutch!"move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"disengage, withdraw - release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles; "I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears" |
engageverb1. (with in) participate in, join in, take part in, undertake, practise, embark on, enter into, become involved in, set about, partake of They continue to engage in terrorist activities.2. captivate, win, draw, catch, arrest, fix, attract, capture, charm, attach, fascinate, enchant, allure, enamour He engaged us with tales of his adventures.3. occupy, involve, draw, busy, grip, absorb, tie up, preoccupy, immerse, engross He tried to engage me in conversation.4. employ, commission, appoint, take on, hire, retain, recruit, enlist, enrol, put on the payroll We have been able to engage some staff.
employ remove, dismiss, sack (informal), fire (informal), axe (informal), discharge, oust, lay off, give notice to, give someone his or her P45 (informal)5. book, reserve, secure, hire, rent, charter, lease, prearrange He managed to engage a room for the night.6. interlock, join, interact, mesh, interconnect, dovetail Press the lever until you hear the catch engage.7. set going, apply, trigger, activate, switch on, energize, bring into operation Show me how to engage the four-wheel drive.8. (Military) begin battle with, attack, take on, encounter, combat, fall on, battle with, meet, fight with, assail, face off (slang), wage war on, join battle with, give battle to, come to close quarters with They could engage the enemy beyond the range of the torpedoes.engageverb1. To obtain the use or services of:employ, hire, retain, take on.Idiom: put on the payroll.2. To cause to be set aside, as for one's use, in advance:bespeak, book, reserve.3. To assume an obligation:contract, pledge, promise, undertake.4. To get and hold the attention of:involve, occupy.5. To involve (someone) in an activity:draw in.6. To involve oneself in (an activity):carry on, have, indulge, partake, participate.Idiom: take part.7. To make busy:busy, employ, occupy.8. To cause to be busy or in use:monopolize, occupy, preempt, tie up.9. To enter into conflict with:encounter, meet, take on.Idiom: do battle with.10. To come or bring together and interlock:mesh.Translationsengage (inˈgeidʒ) verb1. to begin to employ (a workman etc). He engaged him as his assistant. 僱用(工人等) 开始雇用（工人等） 2. to book; to reserve. He has engaged an entertainer for the children's party. 預約 预定3. to take hold of or hold fast; to occupy. to engage someone's attention. 引起(注意力等) 吸引（注意力），占去（时间等） 4. to join battle with. The two armies were fiercely engaged. 交戰 交战5. to (cause part of a machine etc to) fit into and lock with another part. The driver engaged second gear. 嚙合，使嚙合 使啮合enˈgaged adjective1. bound by promise (especially to marry). She became engaged to John. 已訂婚的 已订婚约的2. (with in) employed or occupied. She is engaged in social work. 從事，忙於 参加...工作3. busy; not free; occupied. Please come if you are not already engaged for that evening; The room / telephone line is engaged. 忙碌的，佔線的 无空的，占线的 enˈgagement nounthe engagement of three new assistants; When shall we announce our engagement?; Have you any engagements tomorrow?; a naval engagement (= battle); (also adjective) an engagement ring. 僱用，訂婚，約會，交戰 雇用，订婚的，约会，战役 enˈgaging adjective attractive. an engaging smile. 迷人的 迷人的engage
engage (one) as (something)To hire someone for a particular role or job. I thought they were just going to engage me as a file clerk, but because they needed help with data entry, I wound up doing that instead.See also: engageengage (one) in (something)1. To do some task or activity. In this usage, "engage in" is usually a set phrase. Dad is engaged in fixing the car, so he can't talk right now.2. To include or involve one in something. Phil is always making snide comments, but I refuse to let him engage me in an argument.3. To occupy one with a task or activity. See if you can engage the kids in a game this afternoon so that I can get some work done.See also: engageengage in small talkTo chat with someone, usually a stranger or acquaintance, about benign topics (such as the weather or one's employment). Because Tom and Joe had never met before, they engaged in small talk by the appetizers. If you think that girl's pretty, go over and engage in small talk with her.See also: engage, small, talkengage (someone) to (someone)To betroth oneself or someone to someone else; to enter two people into an engagement to be married. I refuse to let my family engage me to a man I've never met before.See also: engageengage in small talkto talk only about minor matters rather than important matters or personal matters. All the people at the party were engaging in small talk. They chatted about the weather and otherwise engaged in small talk.See also: engage, small, talkengage someone as somethingto hire someone to serve as something. Yes, I engaged her as a secretary just last month. Will you engage me as a general troubleshooter?See also: engageengage someone or something in something 1. . to make someone or a group busy doing something. She knew how to engage the boys in useful activity. The den mother engaged the scouts in a woodworking project. 2. to draw someone or something into something. The enemy sought to engage our troops in battle but failed. I tried to engage Gerald in conversation.See also: engageengage someone to someoneto betroth someone to someone. Her parents engaged her to the man she ended up marrying. She engaged herself to some guy she met at a singles bar.See also: engageengage inv.1. To participate in some activity: The soldiers engaged in combat. The law students engaged in a mock trial.2. To involve or draw someone or something into some activity: I engaged the new student in conversation. I was engaged in deep thought when the fire alarm went off.See also: engageengage
engage (spelling)Do you mean Nokia N-Gage?engagei. To enter into air-combat engagement with intruders.
ii. An aircraft making contact with an arrester barrier—engaging the barrier. See aircraft arresting barrier.
iii. Contact made by a hook with an arrester wire—engaging the wire. See aircraft arresting cable.
iv. In air defense, a fire control order used to direct or authorize units and/or weapon systems to fire on a designated target—engage the target.
v. In air-to-ground operations, to fire weapons against ground targets—engage the target.MedicalSeeengagementEngage
EngageTo become involved with, do, or take part in something. To be engaged in something, such as a type of employment, implies a continuity of action. It is used in reference to an occupation or anything in which an individual habitually participates. A person can also be engaged to do a particular activity by contract or other agreement. When two people become engaged to marry, they are bound together by an agreement or promise to marry one another. ENGAGE
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engage
Synonyms for engageverb participate inSynonyms- participate in
- join in
- take part in
- undertake
- practise
- embark on
- enter into
- become involved in
- set about
- partake of
verb captivateSynonyms- captivate
- win
- draw
- catch
- arrest
- fix
- attract
- capture
- charm
- attach
- fascinate
- enchant
- allure
- enamour
verb occupySynonyms- occupy
- involve
- draw
- busy
- grip
- absorb
- tie up
- preoccupy
- immerse
- engross
verb employSynonyms- employ
- commission
- appoint
- take on
- hire
- retain
- recruit
- enlist
- enrol
- put on the payroll
Antonyms- remove
- dismiss
- sack
- fire
- axe
- discharge
- oust
- lay off
- give notice to
- give someone his or her P45
verb bookSynonyms- book
- reserve
- secure
- hire
- rent
- charter
- lease
- prearrange
verb interlockSynonyms- interlock
- join
- interact
- mesh
- interconnect
- dovetail
verb set goingSynonyms- set going
- apply
- trigger
- activate
- switch on
- energize
- bring into operation
verb begin battle withSynonyms- begin battle with
- attack
- take on
- encounter
- combat
- fall on
- battle with
- meet
- fight with
- assail
- face off
- wage war on
- join battle with
- give battle to
- come to close quarters with
Synonyms for engageverb to obtain the use or services ofSynonymsverb to cause to be set aside, as for one's use, in advanceSynonymsverb to assume an obligationSynonyms- contract
- pledge
- promise
- undertake
verb to get and hold the attention ofSynonymsverb to involve (someone) in an activitySynonymsverb to involve oneself in (an activity)Synonyms- carry on
- have
- indulge
- partake
- participate
verb to make busySynonymsverb to cause to be busy or in useSynonyms- monopolize
- occupy
- preempt
- tie up
verb to enter into conflict withSynonymsverb to come or bring together and interlockSynonymsSynonyms for engageverb carry out or participate in an activitySynonymsRelated Words- act
- move
- practice
- commit
- close
- politick
verb consume all of one's attention or timeSynonymsRelated Words- involve
- consume
- rivet
- interest
verb engage or hire for workSynonymsRelated Words- featherbed
- fill
- engage
- ship
- sign on
- sign up
- contract
- sign
- rat
- farm out
- subcontract
- job
verb ask to representRelated Wordsverb give to in marriageSynonymsRelated Wordsverb get caughtRelated WordsAntonymsverb carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)SynonymsRelated Words- fight
- struggle
- contend
- put up
- provide
- offer
verb hire for work or assistanceSynonymsRelated Wordsverb engage for service under a term of contractSynonymsRelated Wordsverb keep engagedSynonymsRelated Words- flip
- switch
- throw
- ride
- move
- displace
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