- engage someone to someone
- engage someone to someoneto betroth someone to someone. •
Her parents engaged her to the man she ended up marrying.
•She engaged herself to some guy she met at a singles bar.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
engage someone to someone
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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 */*/ — 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 — [[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 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 — [c]/ɛnˈgeɪdʒ / (say en gayj), /ən / (say uhn ) verb (engaged, engaging) –verb (t) 1. to occupy the attention or efforts of (a person, etc.): she engaged him in conversation. 2. to secure for aid, employment, use, etc.; hire: to engage a worker;… …
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 — 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
engage — ► VERB 1) attract or involve (someone s interest or attention). 2) (engage in/with) participate or become involved in. 3) chiefly Brit. employ or hire. 4) enter into a contract to do. 5) enter into combat with. 6) (with reference to a part of a… … English terms dictionary
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 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 — [ɪnˈgeɪdʒ] verb 1) [I/T] if a part of a machine engages, or if you engage it, it fits into another part and they start to move together Ant: disengage 2) [T] formal to attract someone s interest or attention and keep it 3) [T] formal to employ… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
