engage
(verb)
verb
1. carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
- They engaged in a discussion
Similar word(s): prosecute, pursue
Definition categories: social, act, move
2. consume all of one's attention or time
Similar word(s): absorb, engross, occupy
Definition categories: cognition, interest
3. engage or hire for work
Definition categories: social
4. ask to represent; of legal counsel
Definition categories: social, employ, engage, hire
5. give to in marriage
Similar word(s): affiance, betroth, plight
Definition categories: communication, vow
6. get caught
- make sure the gear is engaged
Definition categories: change, touch
7. carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)
Similar word(s): wage
Definition categories: social, contend, fight, struggle
8. hire for work or assistance
- engage aid, help, services, or support
Similar word(s): enlist
Definition categories: possession, procure, secure
9. engage for service under a term of contract
Similar word(s): charter, hire, lease, rent, take
Definition categories: possession, acquire, get
10. keep engaged
- engaged the gears
Similar word(s): lock, mesh, operate
Definition categories: contact, displace, move
Sentences with engage as a verb:
- They were engaged last month! They're planning to have the wedding next year.
- Whenever I engage the clutch, the car stalls out.
- The teeth of one cogwheel engage those of another.