engage

engage is a 6-letter English word with 20 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 11 · 20 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. 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.
2. transitive verb. 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.
3. transitive verb. To gain over; to win and attach; to attract and hold; to draw.
4. transitive verb. To employ the attention and efforts of; to occupy; to engross; to draw on.
5. transitive verb. To enter into contest with; to encounter; to bring to conflict.
6. transitive verb. 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.
7. intransitive verb. To promise or pledge one's self; to enter into an obligation; to become bound; to warrant.
8. intransitive verb. 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.
9. intransitive verb. To enter into conflict; to join battle; as, the armies engaged in a general battle.
10. intransitive verb. To be in gear, as two cogwheels working together.
11. verb. get caught

    "make sure the gear is engaged"

12. verb. consume all of one's attention or time

    "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"

    Synonyms: absorb, engross, occupy

13. verb. give to in marriage

    Synonyms: affiance, betroth, plight

14. verb. keep engaged

    "engaged the gears"

    Synonyms: lock, mesh, operate

15. verb. engage for service under a term of contract

    "We took an apartment on a quiet street"

    "Let's rent a car"

    Synonyms: charter, hire, lease, rent, take

16. verb. hire for work or assistance

    "engage aid, help, services, or support"

    Synonyms: enlist

17. verb. carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in

    "She pursued many activities"

    "They engaged in a discussion"

    Synonyms: prosecute, pursue

18. verb. carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)

    "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe"

    Synonyms: wage

19. verb. ask to represent; of legal counsel

    "I'm retaining a lawyer"

20. verb. engage or hire for work

    "They hired two new secretaries in the department"

    "How many people has she employed?"

    Synonyms: employ, hire

Synonyms

absorb, engross, occupy, affiance, betroth, plight, lock, mesh, operate, charter, hire, lease, rent, take, enlist, prosecute, pursue, wage, employ

Common word forms

engaged, engager, engages, engaging, engagement

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