She knew how to engage the boys in useful activity.
•The den mother engaged the scouts in a woodworking project.
2. to draw someone or something into something. •The enemy sought to engage our troops in battle but failed.
•I tried to engage Gerald in conversation.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
engage — en|gage [ ın geıdʒ ] verb ** 1. ) transitive FORMAL to attract and keep someone s interest or attention: A good radio script should be able to engage the listener. a ) to start to employ someone or use their services: The company is to engage a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
engage — [[t]ɪnge͟ɪʤ[/t]] ♦♦♦ engages, engaging, engaged 1) VERB If you engage in an activity, you do it or are actively involved with it. [FORMAL] [V in n] I have never engaged in the drug trade... [V in n] You can engage in croquet on the south lawn. 2) … English dictionary
engage with — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms engage with : present tense I/you/we/they engage with he/she/it engages with present participle engaging with past tense engaged with past participle engaged with formal 1) engage with someone/something to… … English dictionary
engage */*/ — UK [ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ] / US verb Word forms engage : present tense I/you/we/they engage he/she/it engages present participle engaging past tense engaged past participle engaged 1) a) [transitive] formal to attract and keep someone s interest or attention… … English dictionary
engage — /ɪn geɪdʒ/ verb 1. to arrange to employ workers or advisors ● If we increase production we will need to engage more machinists. ● He was engaged as a temporary replacement for the marketing manager who was ill. ● The company has engaged twenty… … Dictionary of banking and finance
engage in — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms engage in : present tense I/you/we/they engage in he/she/it engages in present participle engaging in past tense engaged in past participle engaged in formal 1) engage in something to take part in a particular … English dictionary
engage — en‧gage [ɪnˈgeɪdʒ] verb [transitive] formal to arrange to employ someone or to pay someone to do something for you: engage somebody to do something • You will need to engage a commercial lawyer to protect your interests in the drafting of a… … Financial and business terms
re-engage — [c]/ri ɛnˈgeɪdʒ/ (say ree en gayj), / ən / (say uhn ) verb (re engaged, re engaging) –verb (t) 1. to engage (someone or something) again. –verb (i) 2. to engage again …
engage — en|gage W3 [ınˈgeıdʒ] v formal [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: engager, from gage something given as a promise ] 1.) [I always + preposition] to be doing or to become involved in an activity engage in/on/upon ▪ Only 10% of American adults… … Dictionary of contemporary English
engage — verb 1》 attract or involve (someone s interest or attention). 2》 employ or hire. ↘enter into a contract to do. 3》 (engage in/with) participate or become involved in. 4》 (with reference to a part of a machine or engine) move into position so… … English new terms dictionary
lock someone/thing in/into — engage or entangle someone or something in (a struggle or competitive situation). → lock … English new terms dictionary
