Definition of 'engage'

You searched for engages

Verb

1. carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion"
      Synonyms: prosecute pursue
2. engage or engross wholly; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"
      Synonyms: absorb engross occupy
3. engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"
      Synonyms: hire employ
      Antonyms: fire give notice can dismiss give the axe send away sack force out give the sack terminate
4. ask to represent; of legal counsel; "I'm retaining a lawyer"
5. give to in marriage
      Synonyms: betroth affiance plight
6. get caught; "make sure the gear is engaged"
      Antonyms: disengage
7. carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns); "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe"
      Synonyms: wage
8. hire for work or assistance; "engage aid, help, services, or support"
      Synonyms: enlist
9. engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"
      Synonyms: lease rent hire charter take
10. keep engaged; "engaged the gears"
       Synonyms: mesh lock operate
       Antonyms: disengage withdraw

---

Get this dictionary without ads as part of the e-Tutor Virtual Learning Program.