Found 3 items, similar to engage.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: engage
memesan tempat, meminang, mempertunangi, mengupah
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: engage
engage
v 1: carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in;
“She pursued many activities”;
“They engaged in a
discussion” [syn:
prosecute,
pursue]
2: engage or engross wholly;
“Her interest in butterflies
absorbs her completely” [syn:
absorb,
engross,
occupy]
3: engage or hire for work;
“They hired two new secretaries in
the department”;
“How many people has she employed?” [syn:
hire,
employ] [ant:
fire]
4: ask to represent; of legal counsel;
“I'm retaining a lawyer”
5: give to in marriage [syn:
betroth,
affiance,
plight]
6: get caught;
“make sure the gear is engaged” [ant:
disengage]
7: as of wars, battles, or campaigns;
“Napoleon and Hitler
waged war against all of Europe” [syn:
wage]
8: as of aid, help, services, or support [syn:
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?” [syn:
lease,
rent,
hire,
charter,
take]
10: keep engaged;
“engaged the gears” [syn:
mesh,
lock,
operate]
[ant:
disengage]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Engage
Engage
\En*gage"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Engaged; p. pr. & vb.
n.
Engaging.] [F. engager; pref. en- (L. in) + gage pledge,
pawn. See
Gage.]
1. To put under pledge; to pledge; to place under obligations
to do or forbear doing something, as by a pledge, oath, or
promise; to bind by contract or promise.
“I to thee
engaged a prince's word.” --Shak.
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2. To gain for service; to bring in as associate or aid; to
enlist; as, to engage friends to aid in a cause; to engage
men for service.
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3. To gain over; to win and attach; to attract and hold; to
draw.
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Good nature engages everybody to him. --Addison.
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4. To employ the attention and efforts of; to occupy; to
engross; to draw on.
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Thus shall mankind his guardian care engage. --Pope.
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Taking upon himself the difficult task of engaging
him in conversation. --Hawthorne.
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5. To enter into contest with; to encounter; to bring to
conflict.
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A favorable opportunity of engaging the enemy.
--Ludlow.
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6. (Mach.) To come into gear with; as, the teeth of one
cogwheel engage those of another, or one part of a clutch
engages the other part.
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Engage
\En*gage"\, v. i.
1. To promise or pledge one's self; to enter into an
obligation; to become bound; to warrant.
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How proper the remedy for the malady, I engage not.
--Fuller.
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2. To embark in a business; to take a part; to employ or
involve one's self; to devote attention and effort; to
enlist; as, to engage in controversy.
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3. To enter into conflict; to join battle; as, the armies
engaged in a general battle.
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4. (Mach.) To be in gear, as two cogwheels working together.
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