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US
/ɛnˈɡeɪdʒ/
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[ UK /ɛnɡˈeɪdʒ/ ]
[ UK /ɛnɡˈeɪdʒ/ ]
VERB
-
carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
She pursued many activities
They engaged in a discussion -
get caught
make sure the gear is engaged -
engage for service under a term of contract
Let's rent a car
We took an apartment on a quiet street
Shall we take a guide in Rome? -
keep engaged
engaged the gears - give to in marriage
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hire for work or assistance
engage aid, help, services, or support -
consume all of one's attention or time
Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely -
ask to represent; of legal counsel
I'm retaining a lawyer -
carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)
Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe -
engage or hire for work
How many people has she employed?
They hired two new secretaries in the department
How To Use engage In A Sentence
- He is engaged in a bitter struggle with his rival to get control of the company.
- “And now, Sir John de Walton,” he said, “methinks you are a little churlish in not ordering me some breakfast, after I have been all night engaged in your affairs; and a cup of muscadel would, I think, be no bad induction to a full consideration of this perplexed matter.” Castle Dangerous
- Rules exist to be violated, so that the ‘bastard’ may be more violently characterized and the audience engaged in revengeful fury.
- They 100 engage more in a dialogue that involves planning and equitable exchanges or balances of advantage.
- We had engaged a very nice mare and stanhope, which we knew we could depend upon, when, the day before the race, the chestnut was declared lame, and not a presentable four-legged animal was to be hired in Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 363, January, 1846
- This enables more active forms of mobilization, with many memberships engaged in various forms of collective action, often for the first times in their history.
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- Please accept my warmest congratulations on your engagement.
- The services of the laboratory are offered gratuitously to any scientist or graduate student engaged in research which makes a significant contribution to progress in the fields of science.
- It engages in iron ore mining, pellet production, manganese ore mining and ferroalloy production, as well as in the production of nonferrous minerals, such as kaolin, potash, copper and gold. Five BRIC Strength Stocks
