engage
/ɪn'geɪʤ/engage
VERBDefinition of engage
If you engage in an activity, you do it.
Example: My broken foot left me with few athletic activities that I could engage in.
If you engage somebody, you get and keep their attention.
Example: Teachers are always thinking of ways to engage students.
If you engage somebody, you hire them.
If you engage a part of a machine, you make it contact another part so that they both move.
Example: He reaches up and throws a red-handled lever to engage the black iron gears.
If an army engages an enemy, they start fighting.
engage
EXAMPLESExamples of engage
My broken foot left me with few athletic activities that I could engage in.
Example sentenceMost of the men did not engage in casual sex.
Example sentenceTeachers are always thinking of ways to engage students.
Example sentenceHe reaches up and throws a red-handled lever to engage the black iron gears.
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