1. v. get caught (view details)
2. v. engage or engross wholly (view details)
3. v. give to in marriage (view details)
4. v. keep engaged (view details)
5. v. engage for service under a term of contract (view details)
6. v. as of aid, help, services, or support (view details)
7. v. carry out or participate in an activity (view details)
8. v. as of wars, battles, or campaigns (view details)
9. v. ask to represent (view details)
10. v. engage or hire for work (view details)

Meaning 1: (verb) get caught
Usage Example(s): make sure the gear is engaged
Opposite(s): disengage ( what does disengage stand for? )
engage is derived from: engagement ( what does engagement stand for? ), interlocking ( what does interlocking stand for? ), mesh ( what does mesh stand for? ), meshing ( what does meshing stand for? )

Meaning 2: (verb) engage or engross wholly
Usage Example(s): Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely
Synonym(s): absorb ( what does absorb stand for? ), engross ( what does engross stand for? ), occupy ( what does occupy stand for? )
engage is derived from: absorption ( what does absorption stand for? ), business ( what does business stand for? ), concentration ( what does concentration stand for? ), engrossment ( what does engrossment stand for? ), immersion ( what does immersion stand for? ), intentness ( what does intentness stand for? ), job ( what does job stand for? ), line ( what does line stand for? ), line of work ( what does line of work stand for? ), occupation ( what does occupation stand for? ), preoccupancy ( what does preoccupancy stand for? ), preoccupation ( what does preoccupation stand for? )

Meaning 3: (verb) give to in marriage
Synonym(s): affiance ( what does affiance stand for? ), betroth ( what does betroth stand for? ), plight ( what does plight stand for? )
engage is derived from: betrothal ( what does betrothal stand for? ), engagement, espousal ( what does espousal stand for? ), troth ( what does troth stand for? )

Meaning 4: (verb) keep engaged
Usage Example(s): engaged the gears
Synonym(s): lock ( what does lock stand for? ), mesh, operate ( what does operate stand for? )
Opposite(s): disengage, withdraw ( what does withdraw stand for? )
engage is derived from: engagement, interlock ( what does interlock stand for? ), interlocking, mesh, meshing, operation ( what does operation stand for? )

Meaning 5: (verb) engage for service under a term of contract
Usage Example(s): Let’’s rent a car, Shall we take a guide in Rome?, We took an apartment on a quiet street
Synonym(s): charter ( what does charter stand for? ), hire ( what does hire stand for? ), lease ( what does lease stand for? ), rent ( what does rent stand for? ), take ( what does take stand for? )
engage is derived from: charter, lease, rent, rental ( what does rental stand for? ), renter ( what does renter stand for? ), renting ( what does renting stand for? ), tenant ( what does tenant stand for? ), term of a contract ( what does term of a contract stand for? )

Meaning 6: (verb) as of aid, help, services, or support
Synonym(s): enlist ( what does enlist stand for? )

Meaning 7: (verb) carry out or participate in an activity, be involved in
Usage Example(s): She pursued many activities, They engaged in a discussion
Synonym(s): prosecute ( what does prosecute stand for? ), pursue ( what does pursue stand for? )
engage is derived from: engagement, interest ( what does interest stand for? ), involution ( what does involution stand for? ), involvement ( what does involvement stand for? ), participation ( what does participation stand for? ), pastime ( what does pastime stand for? ), prosecution ( what does prosecution stand for? ), pursuance ( what does pursuance stand for? ), pursuer ( what does pursuer stand for? ), pursuit ( what does pursuit stand for? )

Meaning 8: (verb) as of wars, battles, or campaigns
Usage Example(s): Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe
Synonym(s): wage ( what does wage stand for? )
engage is derived from: battle ( what does battle stand for? ), conflict ( what does conflict stand for? ), engagement, fight ( what does fight stand for? )

Meaning 9: (verb) ask to represent, of legal counsel
Usage Example(s): I”m retaining a lawyer

Meaning 10: (verb) engage or hire for work
Usage Example(s): How many people has she employed?, They hired two new secretaries in the department
Synonym(s): employ ( what does employ stand for? ), hire
Opposite(s): can ( what does can stand for? ), dismiss ( what does dismiss stand for? ), fire ( what does fire stand for? ), force out ( what does force out stand for? ), give notice ( what does give notice stand for? ), give the axe ( what does give the axe stand for? ), give the sack ( what does give the sack stand for? ), sack ( what does sack stand for? ), send away ( what does send away stand for? ), terminate ( what does terminate stand for? )
engage is derived from: boss ( what does boss stand for? ), employ, employee ( what does employee stand for? ), employer ( what does employer stand for? ), employment ( what does employment stand for? ), engagement, hirer ( what does hirer stand for? )

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