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1. (v.t.) engage
to occupy the attention or efforts of; involve:
He engaged her in conversation.
2. engage
to secure for aid, employment, or use; hire.
3. engage
to attract and hold fast:
The book engaged my attention.
4. engage
to attract or please.
5. engage
to bind, as by a pledge or promise; make liable.
6. engage
to bind by a pledge to marry; betroth (usu. used in the passive).
7. engage
to enter into conflict with.
8. engage
to cause (gears or the like) to become interlocked; interlock with.
9. engage
to attach or secure.
10. (v.i.) engage
to occupy oneself; become involved:
to engage in politics.
11. engage
to take employment.
12. engage
to assume an obligation.
13. engage
to enter into conflict.
14. engage
(of gears) to interlock.
Etymology: (1515–25; < MF engager, OF engagier)
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| Definition of 'engage' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) prosecute, engage, pursue
carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
"She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion"
2. (verb) absorb, engross, engage, occupy
consume all of one's attention or time
"Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"
3. (verb) hire, engage, employ
engage or hire for work
"They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"
4. (verb) engage
ask to represent; of legal counsel
"I'm retaining a lawyer"
5. (verb) betroth, engage, affiance, plight
give to in marriage
6. (verb) engage
get caught
"make sure the gear is engaged"
7. (verb) engage, wage
carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)
"Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe"
8. (verb) engage, enlist
hire for work or assistance
"engage aid, help, services, or support"
9. (verb) lease, rent, hire, charter, engage, take
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?"
10. (verb) engage, mesh, lock, operate
keep engaged
"engaged the gears"
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1. (verb) engage
to attract and keep sb's attention
a book that engages the reader completely
2. engage
to connect or make connect with another machine part and move together
as the gears engage; Engage the gears.
3. engage
to employ sb
***We engaged three new employees.
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| Definition of 'engage' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) engage
to put under pledge; to pledge; to place under obligations to do or forbear doing something, as by a pledge, oath, or promise; to bind by contract or promise
2. (verb) engage
to gain for service; to bring in as associate or aid; to enlist; as, to engage friends to aid in a cause; to engage men for service
3. (verb) engage
to gain over; to win and attach; to attract and hold; to draw
4. (verb) engage
to employ the attention and efforts of; to occupy; to engross; to draw on
5. (verb) engage
to enter into contest with; to encounter; to bring to conflict
6. (verb) engage
to come into gear with; as, the teeth of one cogwheel engage those of another, or one part of a clutch engages the other part
7. (verb) engage
to promise or pledge one's self; to enter into an obligation; to become bound; to warrant
8. (verb) engage
to embark in a business; to take a part; to employ or involve one's self; to devote attention and effort; to enlist; as, to engage in controversy
9. (verb) engage
to enter into conflict; to join battle; as, the armies engaged in a general battle
10. (verb) engage
to be in gear, as two cogwheels working together
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| Definition of 'engage' |
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. engage
1. 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.
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Sense: to begin to employ (a workman etc)
He engaged him as his assistant.
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 Afrikaans: in diens gaan by |
 Arabic: يَشَغِّل |
 Bulgarian: наемам |
 Brazilian: contratar |
 Czech: zaměstnat |
 German: anstellen |
 Danish: ansætte |
 Greek: προσλαμβάνω |
 Spanish: contratar |
 Estonian: palkama |
 Farsi: استخدام کردن |
 Finnish: palkata |
 French: embaucher |
 Hebrew: לְהַעֲסִיק |
 Hindi: नियुक्त करना |
 Croatian: zaposliti, najmiti |
 Hungarian: felvesz |
 Indonesian: mempekerjakan |
 Icelandic: ráða |
 Italian: assumere |
 Japanese: 雇う |
 Korean: 고용하다 |
 Lithuanian: samdyti,įdarbinti |
 Latvian: pieņemt darbā |
 Malay: mengupah |
 Dutch: in dienst nemen |
 Norwegian: an-/tilsette, engasjere |
 Polish: zaangażować |
 Persian: استخدام کردن |
 Pashto: لګیا کول |
 Portuguese: contratar |
 Romanian: a angaja |
 Russian: нанимать |
 Slovak: zamestnať |
 Slovenian: zaposliti |
 Serbian: zaposliti |
 Swedish: anställa, anlita |
 Thai: ว่าจ้าง |
 Turkish: iş vermek, işe almak |
 Taiwanese: 僱用(工人等) |
 Ukrainian: наймати |
 Urdu: ملازم رکھنا |
 Vietnamese: thuê một người |
 Chinese: 开始雇用（工人等） |
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