engage

en·gage  (n-gj)

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 book.

3. To pledge or promise, especially to marry.

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.

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[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.]

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en·gager n.

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engage

Verb

[-gaging, -gaged]

1. Also: (be engaged) (usually foll. by in)to take part or participate: he engaged in criminal and illegal acts, they were engaged in espionage

2. to involve (a person or his or her attention) intensely: there's nothing to engage the intellect in this film

3. to employ (someone) to do something

4. to promise to do something

5. Mil to begin a battle with

6. to bring (part of a machine or other mechanism) into operation, esp. by causing components to interlock

7. engage in conversation to start a conversation with [Old French en- in + gage a pledge]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	engage - carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion" pursue, prosecute act, 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, absorb involve - 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, employ featherbed - hire more workers than are necessary fill - 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 ship sign on, sign up, contract, sign - engage by written agreement; "They signed two new pitchers for the next season" rat - employ scabs or strike breakers in farm 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, plight vow - 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" wage fight, 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" enlist procure, 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, take acquire, 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, operate flip, 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"

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engage

verb 1. participate in, join in, take part in, undertake, practise, embark on, enter into, become involved in, set about, partake of

verb 2. captivate, win, draw, catch, arrest, fix, attract, capture, charm, attach, fascinate, enchant, allure, enamour

verb 3. occupy, involve, draw, busy, grip, absorb, tie up, preoccupy, immerse, engross

verb 4. employ, commission, appoint, take on, hire, retain, recruit, enlist, enrol, put on the payroll << OPPOSITE dismiss

verb 5. book, reserve, secure, hire, rent, charter, lease, prearrange

verb 6. interlock, join, interact, mesh, interconnect, dovetail

verb 7. set going, apply, trigger, activate, switch on, energize, bring into operation

verb 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

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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.

Translations

engage [ɪnˈgeɪdʒ] vt [+ attention] → captar;

(in conversation) → abordar [+ worker, lawyer]; contratar

vi (TECH) → engranar;

to engage in → dedicarse a, ocuparse en;

to engage sb in conversation → entablar conversación con algn;

to engage the clutch → embragar

engage [ɪnˈgeɪdʒ] vt → engager;

(Mil) → engager le combat avec [+ lawyer]; prendre

vi (Tech) → s'enclencher, s'engrener;

to engage in → se lancer dans;

to engage sb in conversation → engager la conversation avec qn

engage [ɪnˈgeɪdʒ] vt → in Anspruch nehmen;

(employ) → einstellen;

(lawyer) → sich dat nehmen;

(Mil) → angreifen

vi (Tech) → einrasten;

to engage the clutch → einkuppeln;

to engage sb in conversation → jdn in ein Gespräch verwickeln;

to engage in → sich beteiligen an +dat;

to engage in commerce → kaufmännisch tätig sein;

to engage in study → studieren

engage [ɪnˈgeɪdʒ] vt (= hire) → assumere [+ lawyer]; incaricare [+ attention, interest]; assorbire;

(MIL) → attaccare;

(TECH): to engage gear/the clutch → innestare la marcia/la frizione

vi (TECH) → ingranare;

to engage in → impegnarsi in;

he is engaged in research/a survey → si occupa di ricerca/di un'inchiesta;

to engage sb in conversation → attaccare conversazione con qn

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engage

v engage [inˈgeidʒ]

1 to begin to employ (a workman etc) He engaged him as his assistant. in diens gaan by يَشَغِّل наемам zaměstnat ansætte anstellen προσλαμβάνω contratar palkama استخدام کردن palkata embaucher לְהַעֲסִיק नियुक्त करना zaposliti, najmiti felvesz mempekerjakan ráða assumere 雇う 고용하다 samdyti, įdarbinti pieņemt darbā mengupah in dienst nemen an-/tilsette, engasjere zaangażować contratar a angaja нанимать zamestnať zaposliti zaposliti anställa, anlita ต่อสู้ iş vermek, işe almak 開始僱用(工人等) наймати ملازم رکھنا thuê một người 开始雇用（工人等）

2 to book; to reserve He has engaged an entertainer for the children's party. bespreek يَتَعاقَد مع ، يَحْجِز ангажирам zajistit si engagere bestellen κλείνω, προσλαμβάνω contratar tellima رزرو کردن tilata engager לִשׂכּוֹר आरक्ष‍ित करना, सेवा लेना rezervirati lefoglal memesan panta ingaggiare 予約する 예약하다 užsakyti aizrunāt; iepriekš pasūtīt tempah engageren bestille, reservere (wy)nająć contratar a angaja заказывать rezervovať si rezervirati angažovati engagera, beställa ว่าจ้าง tutmak 預定(鋪位等) наймати; замовляти مخصوص کرنا đặt trước 预定（铺位等）

3 to take hold of or hold fast; to occupy to engage someone's attention. verbind يُشْغِل إنْتِباه привличам upoutat fange; lægge beslag på; tiltrække sig in Anspruch nehmen κρατώ, απασχολώ ocupar hõivama جلب کردن؛ به سوی خود کشیدن kiinnittää éveiller לִמשוֹך अधिकार में करना zaokupiti leköt mempertahankan taka upp tíma/athygli attirare 引きつける (흥미 등을) 끌다 patraukti saistīt (uzmanību u.tml.) memenuhi in beslag nemen legge beslag på, oppta przykuć (uwagę) prender a absorbi привлекать upútať pritegniti okupirati ta i anspråk, lägga beslag på, sysselsätta ดึงดูด çekmek 吸引(注意力)；佔去(時間等) привертати; займати توجہ اپنی طرف لگانا chiếm hoặc thu hút (ý nghĩ, thời gian... của ai 吸引住（注意力）；占去（时间等）

4 to join battle with The two armies were fiercely engaged. aanval يَشْتَبِك влизам в бой utkat se angribe angreifen εμπλέκομαι (σε μάχη), συγκρούομαι entablar combate con lahingut pidama درگیر شدن ryhtyä taisteluun être aux prises לְהִכָּנֵס לִקרָב आक्रमण करना zaratiti megtámad bertempur í bardaga impegnarsi in combattimento, ingaggiare battaglia 交戦する 교전하다 susiremti uzsākt (kauju); atklāt uguni bermula in gevecht geraken ta kampen opp med, gå til angrep przystąpić do walki travar combate a intra în luptă вступать в бой stretnúť sa spopasti se sukobiti ta upp kampen med, anfalla หมั้นหมาย çarpışmaya girmek 交戰 вступати в бій لڑائی میں لگنا giao chiến 交战

5 to (cause part of a machine etc to) fit into and lock with another part The driver engaged second gear. inskakel يُشَغِّل намествам zařadit, zasunout tilkoble einrasten lassen βάζω ταχύτητα engranar ühendama, haarduma جا افتادن؛ تو دنده افتادن kytkeä s'engrenner לְשַׁלֵב बांधना ubaciti kapcsol menggunakan setja í gír innestare, ingranare かみ合わせる 톱니바퀴를 맞물리게 하다 įjungti, sukabinti iedarbināt; saslēgt masuk koppelen kople(s) til włączyć, załączyć engatar a intra; a angrena зацеплять(ся); включать zaradiť vklopiti prebaciti koppla ihop (i), lägga i ทำให้เริ่มทำงาน takmak, geçirmek 使嚙合 зачіпляти, вмикати جفت کرنا làm cho ăn khớp với nhau 使啮合

adj enˈgaged

1 bound by promise (especially to marry) She became engaged to John. verloof مَخْطوب، مَخْطوبَه сгодявам zasnoubený forlovet verlobt αρραβωνιασμένος prometido kihlatud نامزد kihloissa fiancé מְאוֹרָס सगाई में होना zaručen eljegyzett bertunangan trúlofaður fidanzato 婚約した 약혼중인, 예약된 susižiedavęs saderināts tunang verloofd forlovet zaręczony comprometido logodit помолвленный zasnúbený zaročen veren förlovad ซึ่งหมั้นหมายกัน nişanlı 已訂婚約的 заручений منسوب đã đính hôn 已订婚约的

2 (with in) employed or occupied She is engaged in social work. betrokke by مُشَغَّل، مُنْشَغِل зает činný (v), zaměstnaný beskæftiget beschäftigt απασχολημένος ocupado tööl, tegevuses شاغل harjoittaa occupé (à) לְהִתעַסֵק בְּ- रोजगार में या किसी काम में व्यस्त होना zaposlen elfoglalt terlibat taka þátt í impegnato 従事している 고용된 užsiėmęs aizņemts; nodarbināts terikat bezig met beskjeftiget med, ansatt i zajęty envolvido angajat (în) занятый (чем-л.) zamestnaný (v) zaposlen (s čim) koji se bavi engagerad, sysselsatt ทำงาน meşgûl 參加...工作 зайнятий مشغول bận rộn 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. besig met مَشْغول ангажиран zadaný, obsazený optaget beschäftigt, besetzt απασχολημένος, κλεισμένος ocupado kinni مشغول varattu occupé תָּפוּס व्यस्त zauzet elfoglalt sibuk upptekinn occupato ふさがっている 바쁜, (전화가) 사용중인 užimtas aizņemts sibuk bezet opptatt zajęty ocupado ocupat занятый zaneprázdnený; obsadený zaseden zauzet upptagen ยุ่ง meşgûl, dolu 無空的 зайнятий مصروف bận 无空的

n enˈgagement

the 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. verlowing, verbintenis إشْتِباك، خُطْبَه наемане angažování; zasnoubení; závazek; bitva ansættelse; forlovelse; arrangement; møde; forlovelses- die Anstellung, die Verlobung, die Verpflichtung πρόσληψη, απασχόληση, αρραβώνας,δέσμευση, μάχη contrato, petición de mano, compromiso, combate töölevõtmine, kihlus, kokkusaamine, võitlus نامزدی؛ مشغولیت؛ وعده؛ نبرد työhönotto, kihlaus, taistelu recrutement, fiançailles, rendez-vous, combat; de fiançailles אִירוּסִין काम में व्यस्त रहने की, स्थिति zaruke; prid. zaručnički alkalmazás; eljegyzés; elfoglaltság janji, pertunangan ráðning; trúlofun; bardagi; stefnumót assunzione; fidanzamento, di fidanzamento; impegno; combattimento 係り合うこと 계약, 고용; 약혼 įdarbinimas, sužadėtuvės, užsiėmimas, susirėmimas nodarbināšana; saderināšanās; noruna; satikšanās; kauja; saslēgšana petunangan aanstelling, verloving, afspraak, gevecht ansettelse; forlovelse; trefning; forlovelses- zatrudnienie, zaręczyny, zobowiązania, starcie compromisso an­ga­jare; lo­god­nă; treabă; luptă наём; помолвка; встреча; бой zamestnanie; zasnúbenie; povinnosti; bitka; snubný zaposlitev; zaroka; obveznost; spopad; zaročen veridba anställning, förlovning, engagemang, åtagande, drabbning งานระยะสั้น sözleşme; nişan(lama); çarpışma 僱用；婚約；訂婚的；約會；戰役 заняття; заручини ملاقات ، منگنی sự hứa hẹn; trận giao chiến 雇用；婚约；订婚的；约会；战役

adj enˈgaging

attractive an engaging smile. innemend, aantreklik جَذّاب приятен okouzlující vindende; dejlig; charmerende gewinnend γοητευτικός atractivo kütkestav جذاب؛ دلنشین hurmaava engageant מוֹשֵׁך रमणीय privlačan megnyerő menawan aðlaðandi affascinante 魅力的な 매력적인 simpatiškas pievilcīgs; patīkams menawan innemend vinnende, inntakende ujmujący atraente atrăgător притягательный očarujúci privlačen privlačan vinnande, intagande ป็นที่ดึงดูดใจ çekici, cazip, hoş 迷人的 привабливий پر کشش quyến rũ 迷人的