Definitions for engages

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engages en·gage

Spelling: [en-geyj]

IPA: /ɛnˈgeɪdʒ/

Engages is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 88 anagrams from letters in engages (aeeggns).

Definitions for engages

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 engages

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

Examples for engages

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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