Definition of Engage

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Engage

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

To promise or pledge one's self; to enter into an obligation; to become bound; to warrant.

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.

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

To be in gear, as two cogwheels working together.

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Engage Quotations

Rarely do we find men who willingly engage in hard, solid thinking. There is an almost universal quest for easy answers and half-baked solutions. Nothing pains some people more than having to think.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

We who in engage in nonviolent direct action are not the creators of tension. We merely bring to the surface the hidden tension that is already alive.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it.
Henry Ford

I love to engage in repartee with people who are stupider than I am.
Ann Coulter

Prior to being allowed to enter the profession, prospective teachers should be asked to talk with a group of friendly students for at least half an hour and be able to engage them in an interesting conversation about any subject the prospective teacher wants to talk about.
William Glasser

Whatever I engage in, I must push inordinately.
Andrew Carnegie

In the past I have defended the right of the IRA to engage in armed struggle. I did so because there was no alternative for those who would not bend the knee, or turn a blind eye to oppression, or for those who wanted a national republic.
Gerry Adams

This diagnosis can be done in about two lines. It doesn't engage anybody.
David Foster Wallace

Not to engage in the pursuit of ideas is to live like ants instead of like men.
Mortimer Adler

In these troubled, uncertain times, we don't need more command and control; we need better means to engage everyone's intelligence in solving challenges and crises as they arise.
Margaret J. Wheatley

Engage Translations

engage in French is engagez, accrochons, engager, engageons, saillir
engage in German is mieten, verpflichten, belegen, belegen, anstellen
engage in Italian is noleggiare, obbligarsi, obbligare
engage in Norwegian is engasjere, ansette
engage in Spanish is comprometer, vincular
engage in Swedish is koppla in

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