engage

verb
UK: /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ/
US: /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ/

  1. To participate or become involved in something.

    1. We engage in many activities at school, it's really interesting. [ ] [ ]
    2. The students engage actively in class discussions, sharing their perspectives. [ ] [ ]

  2. To attract someone's interest or attention.

    1. The speaker tried to engage the audience with a funny story. [ ] [ ]
    2. A captivating book will immediately engage a reader's imagination from the first page. [ ] [ ]

  3. To start a fight or argument with someone.

    1. Don't engage with him, he just wants to cause trouble. [ ] [ ]
    2. The troops were ordered to engage the enemy forces at the border. [ ] [ ]

  4. To hire someone for employment.

    1. The company decided to engage a new marketing manager. [ ] [ ]
    2. We plan to engage several part-time workers during the holiday season to manage sales. [ ] [ ]

  5. To cause gears to interlock.

    1. Engage the clutch carefully when starting on a hill. [ ] [ ]
    2. The driver had to fully engage the four-wheel drive to navigate the muddy terrain. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

participate involve attract interest employ hire
engage adjective

  1. Busy; occupied; involved.

    1. The line is engage, please call again later. [ ] [ ]
    2. Both operators are engage at the moment, please wait for a moment. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "engage" in English means: To participate or become involved in something., To attract someone's interest or attention., To start a fight or argument with someone., To hire someone for employment., To cause gears to interlock..

The phonetic transcription of "engage" is /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ/ in British English and /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "engage": participate, involve, attract, interest, employ, hire.

Example usage of "engage": "We engage in many activities at school, it's really interesting.". More examples on the page.