Engage(v. t.)
- 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(v. t.)
- 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(v. t.)
- To gain over; to win and attach; to attract and hold; to draw.
Engage(v. t.)
- To employ the attention and efforts of; to occupy; to engross; to draw on.
Engage(v. t.)
- To enter into contest with; to encounter; to bring to conflict.
Engage(v. t.)
- 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(v. i.)
- To promise or pledge one's self; to enter into an obligation; to become bound; to warrant.
Engage(v. i.)
- 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.
Engage(v. i.)
- To enter into conflict; to join battle; as, the armies engaged in a general battle.
Engage(v. i.)
- To be in gear, as two cogwheels working together.
Engagedly(adv.)
- With attachment; with interest; earnestly.
Engagement(n.)
- The act of engaging, pledging, enlisting, occupying, or entering into contest.
Engagement(n.)
- The state of being engaged, pledged or occupied; specif., a pledge to take some one as husband or wife.
Engagement(n.)
- That which engages; engrossing occupation; employment of the attention; obligation by pledge, promise, or contract; an enterprise embarked in; as, his engagements prevented his acceptance of any office.