To engage means to join or take part in an activity. People often engage in hobbies, work, or conversations.
She likes to engage in sports after school.
They engage with new ideas during meetings.
Engage also means to make someone interested or focused on something. For example, a good speaker can engage an audience.
The teacher used stories to engage the students.
Good books engage readers from the start.
To engage can mean to give a job or work to someone. It is used when hiring workers or experts.
The company engaged new workers last week.
We engaged a tutor to help with math.
Engage can mean to agree to use someone's services formally. It often involves contracts or agreements.
They engaged a company to build the house.
She engaged a lawyer for legal advice.
In military terms, to engage means to start fighting or battle. It refers to active conflict between forces.
The army engaged the enemy at dawn.
Soldiers were engaged in fierce fighting.
Engage means to connect or activate parts in machines, such as gears, so they start to work together.
Engage the clutch to start the car moving.
He engaged the gears and drove away.
Engage can mean to promise to marry someone. People say they are engaged before their wedding.
They got engaged last summer.
She is engaged to a kind man.
Engage can mean to hold someone's attention fully so they think or feel strongly about something.
She was engaged in deep thought all day.
He engaged his mind on solving problems.
