Definitions for engage

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engage en·gage

Spelling: [en-geyj]

IPA: /ɛnˈgeɪdʒ/

Engage is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 42 anagrams from letters in engage (aeeggn).

Definitions for engage

adjective

1. choosing to involve oneself in or commit oneself to something:

verb (used with object)

1. to occupy the attention or efforts of (a person or persons):
2. to secure for aid, employment, use, etc.; hire:
3. to attract and hold fast:
4. to attract or please:
5. to bind, as by pledge, promise, contract, or oath; make liable:
6. to betroth (usually used in the passive):
7. to bring (troops) into conflict; enter into conflict with:
8. Mechanics. to cause (gears or the like) to become interlocked; interlock with.
9. to attach or secure.
10. Obsolete. to entangle or involve.

verb (used without object)

1. to occupy oneself; become involved:
2. to take employment:
3. to pledge one's word; assume an obligation:
4. to cross weapons; enter into conflict:
5. Mechanics. (of gears or the like) to interlock.

Origin of engage

1515-25; Middle French engager, Old French engagier. See en-¹, gage¹

Examples for engage

He solicits me, 'To engage my honour to him never to have Mr. Solmes.'

Your aunt has been forced to engage not to interfere but by your father's direction.

Then we all have to do our part to engage the officers and our community, and hold everyone accountable in the process.

Will you engage, my dear, that the hated man shall not come near your house?

Cook walked more slowly than most, stopping to engage with passersby who expressed their own frustration and support.

Not that he ever planned to engage in the controversy directly.

I offered to engage not to marry at all, if that condition may be accepted.

I beg you will encourage the militia and engage them to continue their exertions.

Such messages are unlikely to be beloved of secularists who prefer to scoff at the religious rather than engage with them.

The Millennial Action Project (MAP) seeks to engage young people in politics and give them more of a voice in governing.