engage

en·gage

 (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.

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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·gag′er n.

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en·ga·gé

 (ĕn′gä-zhā′)

adj.

Actively committed, as to a political cause.

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[French, past participle of engager, to engage, from Old French engagier, to pledge; see engage.]

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engage

(ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ)

vb (mainly tr)

1. to secure the services of; employ

2. to secure for use; reserve: engage a room.

3. to involve (a person or his or her attention) intensely; engross; occupy

4. to attract (the affection) of (a person): her innocence engaged him.

5. to draw (somebody) into conversation

6. (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 train

11. (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

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engagé

(ɑ̃ɡaʒe)

adj

(Art Terms) (of a writer or artist, esp a man) morally or politically committed to some ideology

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en•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]

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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.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

engage

Past participle: engaged
Gerund: engaging

Imperative

engage

engage

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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. (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.

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engage

verb

1. 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.

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Translations

يَتَعاقَد مع ، يَحْجِزيَشْتَبِكيَشَغِّليُشَغِّليُشْغِل إنْتِباه

napadnout

angribeansætteengagerefangelægge beslag på

angreifenanstellenbeschäftigenbestelleneinrasten

captarcontratarembragarengranarentablar

kytkeäpalkata

embaucherengagerengrennerêtre aux prisesoccuper

leköt

í bardagapantaráîasetja í gírtaka upp tíma/athygli

impegnareimpegnarsiingaggiareingranareinnestare la prima

įdarbinimasįdarbintisimpatiškassusižiedavęs

aizrunātatklāt uguniiedarbinātiepriekš pasūtītpieņemt darbā

engasjerekople tillegge beslag påopptata kampen opp med

приглашать

rezervovať si

zaplesti se

çarpışmaya girmekçekmekgeçirmekiş vermekişe almak

交战使啮合占去吸引开始雇用

engage

[ɪnˈgeɪdʒ]

A. VT

1. (= hire) [+ servant, lawyer, worker] → contratar

2. (= attract) [+ attention] → llamar, captar

3. (= occupy) [+ attention, interest] → ocupar
to engage sb in conversation → entablar conversación con algn
to engage the enemy in battle → entablar batalla or combate con el enemigo

4. (Mech) [+ cog] → engranar con; [+ coupling] → acoplar; [+ gear] → meter
to engage the clutch → embragar

B. VI

1. to engage in [+ discussion] → entablar; [+ politics] → meterse en; [+ sport] → tomar parte en

2. (= initiate battle) → entablar batalla, entablar combate

3. (Mech) → engranar (with con)

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engagé

[ɑ̃ːŋgæˈʒeɪ] ADJ [writer, artist] → comprometido

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engage

[ɪnˈgeɪdʒ]

vt

(= capture) [+ attention] → retenir; [+ interest] → éveiller; [+ emotions] → susciter

(= capture the attention of) [+ person, audience, reader] → intéresser

(= talk to) to engage sb in conversation → engager la conversation avec qn

(= employ) [+ lawyer] → prendre; [+ consultant] → engager; [+ sb's services] → engager

[+ mechanism] → mettre en marche
to engage the clutch [vehicle] → embrayer

(MILITARY) [+ enemy] → engager le combat avec

vi

[mechanism] → s'enclencher

engage in

vt fus (= take part in) [+ activity] → se livrer à; [+ study, research] → prendre part à; [+ debate, dialogue] → s'engager dans
to engage in commerce → exercer une activité commerciale
to engage in sexual intercourse → avoir des rapports sexuels

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engage

vt

servant, workers → anstellen, einstellen; singer, performer → engagieren; lawyer → sich (dat) → nehmen; to engage the services of somebody → jdn anstellen/engagieren; of lawyer → sich (dat) → jdn nehmen

room → mieten, sich (dat) → nehmen

attention, interest → in Anspruch nehmen; to engage somebody in conversation → jdn in ein Gespräch verwickeln

to engage oneself to do something (form) → sich verpflichten, etw zu tun

the enemy → angreifen, den Kampf eröffnen gegen

(Tech) gear wheels → ineinandergreifen lassen; to engage a gear (Aut) → einen Gang einlegen; to engage the clutch → (ein)kuppeln; to engage four-wheel drive → den Allradantrieb zuschalten

vi

(form, = promise) → sich verpflichten (to do zu tun)

(gear wheels) → ineinandergreifen; (clutch) → fassen

to engage in something → sich an etw (dat) → beteiligen; to engage in conversation → sich unterhalten; to engage in politics → sich politisch betätigen; to engage with somebody/something → mit jdm/etw in Beziehung treten; to engage in competition with somebody → in Wettbewerb mit jdm treten

(Mil) → angreifen; to engage with the enemy → den Feind angreifen

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engage

[ɪnˈgeɪdʒ]

1. vt (occupy, attention, interest) → assorbire; (attract, attention) → attrarre; (hire, servant, worker) → assumere; (actor) → ingaggiare; (lawyer) → incaricare; (reserve, room) → prenotare (Mil) (enemy) → attaccare
to engage to do sth → impegnarsi a fare qc
to engage sb in conversation → attaccare conversazione con qn
to engage gear/the clutch (Tech) → innestare la marcia/la frizione

2. vi (Tech) → innestarsi, ingranare
to engage in (discussion, politics) → impegnarsi in

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engage

(inˈgeidʒ) verb

1. to begin to employ (a workman etc). He engaged him as his assistant. in diens gaan by يَشَغِّل наемам contratar zaměstnat anstellen ansætte προσλαμβάνωcontratar 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, engasjerezaangażować لګیا کول contratar a angaja нанимать zamestnať zaposliti zaposliti anställa, anlita ว่าจ้าง iş vermek, işe almak 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 contratar zajistit si bestellen engagere κλείνω, προσλαμβάνωcontratar tellima رزرو کردن varata engager לִשׂכּוֹר आरक्ष‍ित करना, सेवा लेना rezervirati lefoglal memesan panta ingaggiare 予約する 예약하다 užsakyti aizrunāt; iepriekš pasūtīt tempah engagerenbestille, reservere (wy)nająć سپمول contratar a angaja заказывать rezervovať si rezervirati angažovati engagera, beställa จอง tutmak 預約 наймати; замовляти مخصوص کرنا đặt trước 预定

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

4. to join battle with. The two armies were fiercely engaged. aanval يَشْتَبِك влизам в бой travar combate utkat se angreifen angribe εμπλέκομαι, συγκρούομαι entablar combate con lahingut pidama درگیر شدن käydä taisteluun être aux prises לְהִכָּנֵס לִקרָב आक्रमण करना zaratiti megtámad bertempur í bardaga impegnarsi in combattimento, ingaggiare battaglia 交戦する 교전 상태에 들어가다 susiremti uzsākt (kauju); atklāt uguni bermula in gevecht geraken ta kampen opp med, gå til angrep przystąpić do walki ایساریدل travar combate a intra în luptă вступать в бой stretnúť sa spopasti se sukobiti ta upp kampen med, anfalla เข้าร่วมสงคราม 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 engatar zařadit, zasunout einrasten lassen tilkoble βάζω ταχύτητα engranar ühendama, haarduma جا افتادن؛ تو دنده افتادن kytkeytyä s'engrenner לְשַׁלֵב बांधना ubaciti kapcsol menggunakan setja í gír innestare, ingranare かみ合わせる 맞물리게 하다 įjungti, sukabinti iedarbināt; saslēgt masuk koppelenkople tilwłączyć, załączyć په ځاى لويدلى engatar a intra; a angrena зацеплять; включать zaradiť vklopiti prebaciti koppla ihop (i), lägga i เข้าเกียร์ takmak, geçirmek 嚙合，使嚙合 зачіпляти, вмикати جفت کرنا làm cho ăn khớp với nhau 使啮合

enˈgaged adjective

1. bound by promise (especially to marry). She became engaged to John. verloof مَخْطوب، مَخْطوبَه сгодявам comprometido zasnoubený verlobt forlovet αρραβωνιασμένοςprometido kihlatud نامزد kihloissa fiancéמאורס सगाई में होना zaručen eljegyzett bertunangan trúlofaður fidanzato 婚約した 약혼한 susižiedavęs saderināts tunang verloofdforlovet zaręczony نامزد comprometido logodit помолвленный zasnúbený zaročen veren förlovad ซึ่งหมั้นหมายกัน nişanlı 已訂婚的 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 envolvido činný (v), zaměstnaný beschäftigt beskæftiget απασχολημένοςocupado tööl, tegevuses شاغل tekemässä jtk occupé לְהִתעַסֵק בְּ- रोजगार में या किसी काम में व्यस्त होना zaposlen elfoglalt terlibat taka þátt í impegnato 従事している 종사하는 užsiėmęs aizņemts; nodarbināts terikat bezig met beskjeftiget med, ansatt izajęty کارګړ envolvido angajat (în) занятый zamestnaný (v) zaposlen (s čim) koji se bavi engagerad, sysselsatt ทำงาน meşgûl 從事，忙於 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 ocupado zadaný, obsazený beschäftigt, besetzt optaget απασχολημένος, κλεισμένοςocupado kinni مشغول varattu occupéתפוס व्यस्त zauzet elfoglalt sibuk upptekinn occupato ふさがっている 바쁜 užimtas aizņemts sibuk bezetopptattzajęty بوخت ocupado ocupat занятый zaneprázdnený; obsadený zaseden zauzet upptagen ยุ่ง meşgûl, dolu 忙碌的，佔線的 зайнятий مصروف bận 无空的，占线的

enˈgagement noun

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 compromisso angažování; zasnoubení; závazek; bitva die Anstellung, die Verlobung, die Verpflichtung ansættelse; forlovelse; arrangement; møde; forlovelses- πρόσληψη, απασχόληση, αρραβώνας, δέσμευση, μάχηcontrato, petición de mano, compromiso, combate töölevõtmine, kihlus, kokkusaamine, võitlus نامزدی؛ مشغولیت؛ وعده؛ نبرد kihlaus recrutement, fiançailles, rendez-vous, combat; de fiançailles אירוסין 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 약혼, 고용 įdarbinimas, sužadėtuvės, užsiėmimas, susirėmimas nodarbināšana; saderināšanās; noruna; satikšanās; kauja; saslēgšana petunangan aanstelling, verloving, afspraak, gevechtansettelse; forlovelse; trefning; forlovelses-zatrudnienie, zaręczyny, zobowiązania, starcie كوزده، نامزدى، نيونه،استخدام، ګومارنه، نښته (لكه دلښكرو)، لوز، وعده (لكه دلېدنى)، مشغولا، مصروفيت compromisso an­ga­jare; lo­god­nă; treabă; luptă наем; помолвка; встреча; бои zamestnanie; zasnúbenie; povinnosti; bitka; snubný zaposlitev; zaroka; obveznost; spopad; zaročen veridba anställning, förlovning, engagemang, åtagande, drabbning การนัดพบ; การหมั้น sözleşme; nişan; çarpışma 僱用，訂婚，約會，交戰 заняття; заручини ملاقات ، منگنی sự hứa hẹn; trận giao chiến 雇用，订婚的，约会，战役

enˈgaging adjective

attractive. an engaging smile. innemend, aantreklik جَذّاب приятен atraente okouzlující gewinnend vindende; dejlig; charmerende γοητευτικόςatractivo kütkestav جذاب؛ دلنشین valloittava engageant מוֹשֵׁך रमणीय privlačan megnyerő menawan aðlaðandi affascinante 魅力的な 매력 있는 simpatiškas pievilcīgs; patīkams menawan innemendvinnende, inntakendeujmujący په زړه پورى، غوره، مشغولولونكى، لګيا كوونكى، را كښونكى، جالب، جاذب atraente atrăgător притягательный očarujúci privlačen privlačan vinnande, intagande ต้องตาต้องใจ çekici, cazip, hoş 迷人的 привабливий پر کشش quyến rũ 迷人的

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engage

vt. encajar, ajustar, conectar; [in a relationship] comprometerse.

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