engage

[US]/ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ/
[UK]/ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. employ; attract, occupy; betroth
vi. participate; fight; mesh

Phrases & Collocations

engage with customers

engage in activities

engage in teamwork

engage in

engage with

engage on

Example Sentences

engage in a subcontract

engage in colloquy with sb.

Let's not engage in personalities.

engage a new secretary

engage the automobile's clutch.

be engaged in research

They engaged the enemy.

engage a shy person in conversation.

I was engaged in a voluntary capacity.

he was engaged as a trainee copywriter.

organizations engage in a variety of activities.

some are actively engaged in crime.

They are engaged in import and export.

engaged in the writing of a novel

He is engaged just now.

Real-world Examples

He said now that we were engaged.

Source: 1000 episodes of English stories (continuously updated)

Once people are emotionally engaged, they'll stick with you.

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

'We heard that you were engaged.'

Source: The Great Gatsby (Original Version)

" I was afraid that you were engaged."

Source: The Adventure of the Red-Headed League

It is more than I engage for, I assure you.

Source: Pride and Prejudice (Original Version)

Of course, we must engage with Moscow.

Source: NPR News August 2018 Compilation

Because we were actively engaged in the process.

Source: Intermediate and advanced English short essay.

" Yes. But we weren't engaged, " Nick said.

Source: Selected Short Stories of Hemingway

In fact, they were engaged and stimulated.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation March 2017

Meaning that they are engaged in combat.

Source: NPR News May 2016 Compilation

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