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engage (v. trans.)
1.get caught"make sure the gear is engaged"
2.consume all of one's attention or time"Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"
3.give to in marriage
4.keep engaged"engaged the gears"
5.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?"
6.hire for work or assistance"engage aid, help, services, or support"
7.carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in"She pursued many activities" "They engaged in a discussion"
8.carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)"Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe"
9.ask to represent; of legal counsel"I'm retaining a lawyer"
10.engage or hire for work"They hired two new secretaries in the department" "How many people has she employed?"
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Merriam Webster
EngageEn*gage" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Engaged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Engaging (?).] [F. engager; pref. en- (L. in) + gage pledge, pawn. See Gage.]
1. 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. “I to thee engaged a prince's word.” Shak.
2. 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. To gain over; to win and attach; to attract and hold; to draw.
Good nature engages everybody to him. Addison.
4. To employ the attention and efforts of; to occupy; to engross; to draw on.
Thus shall mankind his guardian care engage. Pope.
Taking upon himself the difficult task of engaging him in conversation. Hawthorne.
5. To enter into contest with; to encounter; to bring to conflict.
A favorable opportunity of engaging the enemy. Ludlow.
6. (Mach.) 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.
EngageEn*gage", v. i.
1. To promise or pledge one's self; to enter into an obligation; to become bound; to warrant.
How proper the remedy for the malady, I engage not. Fuller.
2. 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.
3. To enter into conflict; to join battle; as, the armies engaged in a general battle.
4. (Mach.) To be in gear, as two cogwheels working together.
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⇨ definición de engage (Wikipedia)
engage (v. trans.)
absorb, affiance, attach, attack, become engaged, become engaged to, bewitch, book, captivate, charm, charter, commission, divert, employ, endear, engross, enlist, fascinate, fasten, get engaged, get engaged to, hire, interest, interlace, interlock, involve, lease, lock, mesh, necessitate, obligate, occupy, operate, play, plight, prosecute, pursue, rent, reserve, retain, sign, sign up, strike, strike up, take, take on, tempt, wage, betroth (old), betroth to (old)
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engage (v. trans.)
↘ bespoken, betrothed, employer, employment, employment contractor, engaged, engagement, interlock, interlocking, involution, involvement, labour contractor, mesh, meshing, participation, useful, utile ≠ axe, can, discharge, disengage, dismiss, displace, fire, force out, get the boot, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate, throw out, turn out into the street, withdraw
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engage (v. tr.) [British]
engage (v. tr.)
commencer à préparer qqch (fr)[Classe]
procédure judiciaire (fr)[DomaineCollocation]
engage (v. tr.)
engage (v. tr.)
engage (v. tr.)
s'engager envers qqn à faire qqch (fr)[Classe]
(wedding celebration; wedding party; wedlock; marriage; wedding; marriage ceremony; match)[termes liés]
pledge, promise, swear, vow[Hyper.]
engage (v. tr.)
faire changer de lieu qqch (fr)[Classe...]
engrenage (fr)[termes liés]
engage (v. tr.)
engage (v. tr.)
engage (v. tr.)
engage (v. tr.)
contend, fight, struggle[Hyper.]
engage (v. tr.)
employ, engage, hire, take on[Hyper.]
engage (v. tr.)
recruter des personnes (fr)[Classe]
employer une personne (fr)[Classe]
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