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Detailed Synonyms for engage in English

engage:

to engage verbe (engages, engaged, engaging)

  1. to engage
    apply; to implement; to utilize; to use; to employ; to make use of; to engage; to enforce; to practise; to adopt; avail oneself of; to administer; to take; to practice; to utilise
    • apply verbe
    • implement verbe (implements, implemented, implementing)
    • utilize verbe, américain (utilizes, utilized, utilizing)
    • use verbe (uses, used, using)
    • employ verbe (emploies, employed, employing)
    • make use of verbe (makes use of, made use of, making use of)
    • engage verbe (engages, engaged, engaging)
    • enforce verbe (enforces, enforced, enforcing)
    • practise verbe, britannique (practises, practised, practising)
    • adopt verbe (adopts, adopted, adopting)
    • administer verbe (administers, administered, administering)
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
    • practice verbe, américain (practices, practiced, practicing)
    • utilise verbe, britannique
  2. to engage
    to employ; to hire; to engage; to sign on
    • employ verbe (emploies, employed, employing)
    • hire verbe (hires, hired, hiring)
    • engage verbe (engages, engaged, engaging)
    • sign on verbe (signs on, signed on, signing on)
    to recruit
    – seek to employ 1
    • recruit verbe (recruits, recruited, recruiting)
      • The lab director recruited an able crew of assistants1
  3. to engage
    to engage; to initiate; operationalize; to begin
  4. to engage
    to invite; to engage; to invoke; to enlist; to initiate; operationalize; to begin; to call in
    • invite verbe (invites, invited, inviting)
    • engage verbe (engages, engaged, engaging)
    • invoke verbe (invokes, invoked, invoking)
    • enlist verbe (enlists, enlisted, enlisting)
    • initiate verbe (initiates, initiated, initiating)
    • begin verbe (begins, beginning)
    • call in verbe (calls in, called in, calling in)
  5. to engage
    to engage
    • engage verbe (engages, engaged, engaging)
  6. to engage
    to register; to sign on; to engage
    • register verbe (registers, registered, registering)
    • sign on verbe (signs on, signed on, signing on)
    • engage verbe (engages, engaged, engaging)
  7. to engage
    – get caught 1
    to engage
    – get caught 1
    • engage verbe (engages, engaged, engaging)
      • make sure the gear is engaged1
  8. to engage
    – consume all of one's attention or time 1
    to engage; to occupy; to absorb; engross
    – consume all of one's attention or time 1
    • engage verbe (engages, engaged, engaging)
    • occupy verbe (occupies, occupied, occupying)
    • absorb verbe (absorbs, absorbed, absorbing)
      • Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely1
    • engross verbe
  9. to engage
    – give to in marriage 1
    to engage; to betroth; plight; affiance
    – give to in marriage 1
  10. to engage
    – keep engaged 1
    to engage; to operate; mesh; to lock
    – keep engaged 1
    • engage verbe (engages, engaged, engaging)
      • engaged the gears1
    • operate verbe (operates, operated, operating)
    • mesh verbe
    • lock verbe (locks, locked, locking)
  11. to engage
    – engage for service under a term of contract 1
    to engage; to take; to rent; to charter; to hire; to lease
    – engage for service under a term of contract 1
    • engage verbe (engages, engaged, engaging)
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
      • We took an apartment on a quiet street1
      • Shall we take a guide in Rome?1
    • rent verbe (rents, rented, renting)
      • Let's rent a car1
    • charter verbe (charters, chartered, chartering)
    • hire verbe (hires, hired, hiring)
    • lease verbe (leases, leased, leasing)
  12. to engage
    – hire for work or assistance 1
    to engage; to enlist
    – hire for work or assistance 1
    • engage verbe (engages, engaged, engaging)
      • engage aid, help, services, or support1
    • enlist verbe (enlists, enlisted, enlisting)
  13. to engage
    – carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in 1
    to engage; to pursue; prosecute
    – carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in 1
    • engage verbe (engages, engaged, engaging)
      • They engaged in a discussion1
    • pursue verbe (pursues, pursued, pursuing)
      • She pursued many activities1
    • prosecute verbe
  14. to engage
    – carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns) 1
    to engage; wage
    – carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns) 1
    • engage verbe (engages, engaged, engaging)
    • wage verbe
      • Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe1
  15. to engage
    – ask to represent; of legal counsel 1
    to engage
    – ask to represent; of legal counsel 1
    • engage verbe (engages, engaged, engaging)
  16. to engage
    – engage or hire for work 1
    to engage; to employ; to hire
    – engage or hire for work 1
    • engage verbe (engages, engaged, engaging)
    • employ verbe (emploies, employed, employing)
      • How many people has she employed?1
    • hire verbe (hires, hired, hiring)
      • They hired two new secretaries in the department1

Conjugations for engage:

present
  1. engage
  2. engage
  3. engages
  4. engage
  5. engage
  6. engage
simple past
  1. engaged
  2. engaged
  3. engaged
  4. engaged
  5. engaged
  6. engaged
present perfect
  1. have engaged
  2. have engaged
  3. has engaged
  4. have engaged
  5. have engaged
  6. have engaged
past continuous
  1. was engaging
  2. were engaging
  3. was engaging
  4. were engaging
  5. were engaging
  6. were engaging
future
  1. shall engage
  2. will engage
  3. will engage
  4. shall engage
  5. will engage
  6. will engage
continuous present
  1. am engaging
  2. are engaging
  3. is engaging
  4. are engaging
  5. are engaging
  6. are engaging
subjunctive
  1. be engaged
  2. be engaged
  3. be engaged
  4. be engaged
  5. be engaged
  6. be engaged
diverse
  1. engage!
  2. let's engage!
  3. engaged
  4. engaging
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

engage

  1. engage
  2. engage
    occupy
    – occupy the whole of 1

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Related Definitions for "engage":

  1. get caught1
    • make sure the gear is engaged1
  2. consume all of one's attention or time1
  3. give to in marriage1
  4. keep engaged1
    • engaged the gears1
  5. engage for service under a term of contract1
  6. hire for work or assistance1
    • engage aid, help, services, or support1
  7. carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in1
    • They engaged in a discussion1
  8. carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)1
  9. ask to represent; of legal counsel1
  10. engage or hire for work1

Related Synonyms for engage