Engage ¹

Definition: 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.

Engage ²

Definition: 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.

Engage ³

Definition: To gain over; to win and attach; to attract and hold; to draw.

Engage ⁴

Definition: To employ the attention and efforts of; to occupy; to engross; to draw on.

Engage ⁵

Definition: To enter into contest with; to encounter; to bring to conflict.

Engage ⁶

Definition: 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.

Engage ⁷

Definition: To enter into conflict; to join battle; as, the armies engaged in a general battle.

Engage ⁸

Definition: To be in gear, as two cogwheels working together.

engage ⁹

Definition: get caught; "make sure the gear is engaged"

engage ¹⁰

Definition: engage or engross wholly; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"

engage ¹¹

Definition: give to in marriage

engage ¹²

Definition: keep engaged; "engaged the gears"

engage ¹³

Definition: 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?"

engage ¹⁴

Definition: as of aid, help, services, or support

engage ¹⁵

Definition: carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion"

engage ¹⁶

Definition: as of wars, battles, or campaigns; "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe"

engage ¹⁷

Definition: ask to represent; of legal counsel; "I''m retaining a lawyer"

engage ¹⁸

Definition: engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"