Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - engage
Engage
engage
v. 1 tr. employ or hire (a person). 2 tr. a (usu. in passive) employ busily; occupy (are you engaged tomorrow?). b hold fast (a person's attention). 3 tr. (usu. in passive) bind by a promise, esp. of marriage. 4 tr. (usu. foll. by to + infin.) bind by a contract. 5 tr. arrange beforehand to occupy (a room, seat, etc.). 6 (usu. foll. by with) Mech. a tr. interlock (parts of a gear etc.); cause (a part) to interlock. b intr. (of a part, gear, etc.) interlock. 7 a intr. (usu. foll. by with) (of troops etc.) come into battle. b tr. bring (troops) into battle. c tr. come into battle with (an enemy etc.). 8 intr. take part (engage in politics). 9 intr. (foll. by that + clause or to + infin.) pledge oneself. 10 tr. (usu. as engaged adj.) Archit. attach (a column) to a wall. 11 tr. (of fencers etc.) interlock (weapons). Derivatives engager n. Etymology: F engager, rel. to GAGE(1)
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verb (~d; engaging) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ~r, from en+ gage pledge, gage Date: 15th century transitive verb to offer (as one's word) as security for a debt or cause, 2. to entangle or entrap in or as if in a snare or bog, to attract and hold by influence or power, to interlock with ; mesh, to bind (as oneself) to do something, 4. to provide occupation for ; involve , to arrange to obtain the use or services of ; hire , 5. to hold the attention of ; engross , to induce to participate , 6. to enter into contest or battle with , to bring together or interlock (weapons), to deal with especially at length, intransitive verb 1. to pledge oneself ; promise, guarantee , 2. to begin and carry on an enterprise or activity , to take part ; participate , to give attention to something ; deal , to enter into conflict or battle, to come together and interlock (as of machinery parts) ; be or become in gear ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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