ENGAGE

Meaning of ENGAGE in English

verb

BAD : Simon gave me the ring when we engaged.

GOOD : Simon gave me the ring when we got engaged.

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be/get engaged : 'When did you get engaged?' 'We were engaged for almost a year before we finally got married.'

Longman Common Errors English vocabulary. Английский словарь распространенных ошибок Longman. 2012

ENGAGÉ — adjective Etymology: French, past participle of engager to engage Date: 1946 committed to or supportive of a cause
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ENGAGÉ — ˌäŋgäˈzhā, ˌeŋ-, French äⁿgȧzhā adjective Etymology: French, from past participle of engager to engage, pledge : committed to or supportive …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ENGAGE — ə̇nˈgāj, en- verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English engagen, from Middle French engager, engagier, from Old French engagier, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ENGAGE — (v. i.) To embark in a business; to take a part; to employ or involve one's self; to devote attention …
Английский словарь Webster
ENGAGE — (v. t.) To come into gear with; as, the teeth of one cogwheel engage those of another, or one part …
Английский словарь Webster
ENGAGE — (v. t.) To gain for service; to bring in as associate or aid; to enlist; as, to engage friends to …
Английский словарь Webster
ENGAGE — ( v. t. ) To gain for service; to bring in as associate or aid; to enlist; as, to engage …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ENGAGE — ( v. t. ) To come into gear with; as, the teeth of one cogwheel engage those of another, or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ENGAGE — ( v. i. ) To embark in a business; to take a part; to employ or involve one's self; to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ENGAGE — — engager , n. /en gayj"/ , v. , engaged, engaging . v.t. 1. to occupy the attention or efforts …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ENGAGE — verb ( en·gaged ; en·gag·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French engager, from en- + gage pledge, gage Date: 15th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ENGAGE — vi to be in gear, as two cogwheels working together. 2. engage ·vi to enter into conflict; to join battle; …
Webster English vocab
ENGAGE — / ɪnˈgeɪdʒ; NAmE / verb 1. [ vn ] ( formal ) to succeed in attracting and keeping sb's attention …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ENGAGE — en ‧ gage W3 /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ/ BrE AmE verb formal [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: engager , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ENGAGE — ( engages, engaging, engaged) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ENGAGE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ENGAGE — Synonyms and related words : absorb, absorb the attention, accept obligation, affiance, agree, agree to, answer for, appeal, approach, arrest, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ENGAGE — verb ADVERB ▪ actively , directly ▪ Our contributors are actively engaging with tradition. ▪ fully , seriously ▪ constructively …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
ENGAGE — v. 25B6; verb tasks which engage children's interest : CAPTURE, catch, arrest, grab, draw, attract, gain, win, hold, grip, captivate, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ENGAGE — v. 1 employ, hire, enrol or US also enroll, enlist, retain, sign (up), contract with or for, indenture; rent, book, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
ENGAGE — нанимать, принимать на работу - to * a guide нанять проводника - he *d Smith as his lawyer он нанял …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ENGAGE — engage.ogg ınʹgeıdʒ v 1. 1> нанимать, принимать на работу to engage a guide a clerk - нанять проводника клерка he …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ENGAGE — 1) сцеплять; включать; соединять; соприкасаться 2) ввинчивать; навинчивать 3) касаться, контактировать • to engage into mesh — входить в зацепление to engage strip end — …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
ENGAGE — engage гл.1) подвергать(ся) риску, затрагивать(ся) But my honour is engaged. — Затронута моя честь. Syn:risk, compromise 2) а) заказывать (комнату, …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
ENGAGE — v 1. 1> нанимать, принимать на работу to engage a guide a clerk - нанять проводника клерка he engaged Smith …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ENGAGE — 1. гл. 1) подвергать(ся) риску, затрагивать(ся) But my honour is engaged. — Затронута моя честь. Syn: risk , compromise 2) …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
ENGAGE — 1. гл. 1) подвергать(ся) риску, затрагивать(ся) But my honour is engaged. — Затронута моя честь. Syn: risk, compromise 2) а) заказывать (комнату, место, билет; обычно заранее); …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
ENGAGE — _v. 1> нанимать; заказывать заранее (комнату, место) 2> заниматься чем-л.; say I am engaged - скажите, что я занят; to …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
ENGAGE — v. 1. нанимать; заказывать заранее (комнату, место) 2. заниматься чем-л.; say I am engaged - скажите, что я занят; to …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
ENGAGE — _v. 1> нанимать; заказывать заранее (комнату, место) 2> заниматься (чем-л.); say I am engaged скажите, что я занят; to engage …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
ENGAGE — нанимать, принимать на работу - to * a guide нанять проводника - he *d Smith as his lawyer он нанял …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ENGAGE — (pledge) ingagear; (hire) luar; (employ) employar; (in work etc.) ocupar se per; implicar se; (mil.) ataccar; (~ upon) interprender
English interlingue dictionary
ENGAGE — mangako;saad
English-Visayan vocabulary
ENGAGE — verb (~d; engaging) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ~r, from en- + gage pledge, gage Date: 15th century transitive verb …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ENGAGE — (v. i.) To enter into conflict; to join battle; as, the armies engaged in a general battle.
Английский словарь Webster
ENGAGE — (v. i.) To promise or pledge one's self; to enter into an obligation; to become bound; to warrant.
Английский словарь Webster
ENGAGE — (v. t.) To enter into contest with; to encounter; to bring to conflict.
Английский словарь Webster
ENGAGE — (v. t.) To employ the attention and efforts of; to occupy; to engross; to draw on.
Английский словарь Webster
ENGAGE — (v. t.) To gain over; to win and attach; to attract and hold; to draw.
Английский словарь Webster
ENGAGE — (v. t.) To put under pledge; to pledge; to place under obligations to do or forbear doing something, as by …
Английский словарь Webster
ENGAGE — ( v. t. ) To put under pledge; to pledge; to place under obligations to do or forbear doing something, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ENGAGE — ( v. t. ) To gain over; to win and attach; to attract and hold; to draw.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ENGAGE — ( v. t. ) To enter into contest with; to encounter; to bring to conflict.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ENGAGE — ( v. t. ) To employ the attention and efforts of; to occupy; to engross; to draw on.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ENGAGE — ( v. i. ) To promise or pledge one's self; to enter into an obligation; to become bound; to warrant.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ENGAGE — ( v. i. ) To enter into conflict; to join battle; as, the armies engaged in a general battle.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ENGAGE — ( v. i. ) To be in gear, as two cogwheels working together.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ENGAGÉ — Fr. /ahonn gann zhay"/ , adj. choosing to involve oneself in or commit oneself to something: Some of the political …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ENGAGÉ — adj. (French) committed to a specific cause from a moral point of view; committed to an ideology
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ENGAGE — v. keep busy, occupy; employ; attract; commit, bind (to fulfill an obligation); enter into a fight
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ENGAGÉ — adjective Etymology: French, past participle of engager to engage Date: 1946 : committed to or supportive of a cause
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ENGAGE — v. Pronunciation: ˌ ä n - ˌ gä- ' zh ā Function: adjective Etymology: French, past participle of engager to …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ENGAGE — v. Pronunciation: in- ' g ā j, en- Function: verb Inflected Form: en · gaged ; en · gag · …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ENGAGÉ — [ ˌɒ~ga'ʒeɪ \] ■ adjective (of a writer or artist) morally committed to a particular cause. Origin Fr., past participle …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ENGAGE — ■ verb 1》 attract or involve (someone's interest or attention). 2》 employ or hire. ↘enter into a contract to do. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ENGAGE — [en.gage] vb en.gaged ; en.gag.ing [ME, fr. MF engagier, fr. OF, fr. en- + gage token, gage] vt (15c) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ENGAGÉ — engagé BrE AmE ˌɒŋ ɡæ ˈʒeɪ -ɡɑː- AmE ˌɑːŋ ɡɑː- —French [ ɑ̃ ɡa ʒe \]
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ENGAGE — engag|e BrE AmE ɪn ˈɡeɪdʒ en-, ən-, ⇨ɪŋ-, ⇨eŋ-, ⇨əŋ- ▷ engag|ed d ▷ engag|es ɪz əz ▷ engag|ing/ly ɪŋ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ENGAGE — v. 1 tr. employ or hire (a person). 2 tr. a (usu. in passive) employ busily; occupy (are you engaged …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ENGAGÉ — adj. (of a writer etc.) morally committed. [ F, past part. of engager: see ENGAGE ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ENGAGE — v. 1 tr. employ or hire (a person). 2 tr. a (usu. in passive) employ busily; occupy (are you engaged …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ENGAGE — v. 1. tr. employ or hire (a person). 2 tr. a (usu. in passive) employ busily; occupy (are you engaged …
Oxford English vocab
ENGAGE — (~s, engaging, ~d) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you ~ …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ENGAGÉ — [adjective] [formal] - (esp. of a writer, musician, artist, etc.) interested in and taking part in politics
Cambridge English vocab

Longman Common Errors English vocabulary

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