1 [VN] (formal) to succeed in attracting and keeping sb's attention and interest:
It is a movie that engages both the mind and the eye. * Their pleas failed to engage any sympathy.
2 ~ sb (as sth) (formal) to employ sb to do a particular job:
[VN] He is currently engaged as a consultant. * We will have to engage the services of a translator. [also VNtoinf]
3 [V] ~ (with sth/sb) to become involved with and try to understand sth/sb:
She has the ability to engage with young minds.
4 (formal) to begin fighting with sb:
[VN] to engage the enemy [also V]
5 ~ (with sth) when a part of a machine engages, or when you engage it, it fits together with another part of the machine and the machine begins to work:
[V] One cogwheel engages with the next. * The cogwheels are not engaging. * [VN] Engage the clutch before selecting a gear.
OPPDISENGAGE
PHRASALVERBS
engage in sth
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for engage is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is engage a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, engage is tagged as verb.
Does engage appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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