- engage⇄engage, adjective.
(French.) committed or involved; not aloof or indifferent.
Ex. Reporting offers the sense of being engage in the political process of one's own time (Joseph and Stewart Alsop). - engage⇄engage, verb, -gaged,-gaging.
- engage⇄v.i. 1. to keep oneself busy; be occupied; be active; take part.
Ex. The two friends engaged in conversation. He engages in politics.
2. to bind oneself; promise; pledge.
Ex. I will engage to be there on time.
3. to fit; lock to - engage⇄v.t. 1. to keep busy; occupy.
Ex. Work engages much of my time. He engaged me in conversation.
2. to hire; employ; take for use or work; reserve (as seats, rooms, or a cab).
Ex. We engaged two rooms at the hotel. She engaged a carpente