engage
US: /ɛnˈɡeɪdʒ/
UK: /ɛnɡˈeɪdʒ/
UK: /ɛnɡˈeɪdʒ/
English Vietnamese dictionary
engage /in'geidʤ/
- ngoại động từ
- hẹn, hứa hẹn, ước hẹn, cam kết; đính ước, hứa hôn
- to engage oneself to do something: hứa hẹn làm gì
- to become engaged to: hứa hôn với
- thuê (người ở); giữ trước (chỗ ngồi...)
- lấy (danh dự...) mà cam kết
- thu hút (sự chú ý...); giành được (tình cảm...); làm cho mát mẻ
- ((thường) động tính từ quá khứ) mắc bận
- to be engaged in something: bận làm việc gì
- (quân sự) giao chiến, đánh nhau với
- to engage the enemy in heavy fighting: đánh nhau với quân địch rất dữ dội
- (kỹ thuật) gài (số...)
- (kiến trúc) gắn vào tường; ghép (vật nọ với vật kia)
- hẹn, hứa hẹn, ước hẹn, cam kết; đính ước, hứa hôn
- nội động từ
- (+ in) làm, tiến hành
- to engage in politics: làm chính trị
- to engage in business: kinh doanh
- to engage in negotiations with someone: tiến hành thương lượng với ai
- (kỹ thuật) (+ with) gài, khớp (với)
- (+ in) làm, tiến hành
Advanced English dictionary
+ verb
1 [VN] (formal) to succeed in attracting and keeping sb's attention and interest: It is a movie that engages both the mind and the eye. + Their pleas failed to engage any sympathy.
2 ~ sb (as sth) (formal) to employ sb to do a particular job: [VN] He is currently engaged as a consultant. + We will have to engage the services of a translator. [also VN to inf]
3 [V] ~ (with sth/sb) to become involved with and try to understand sth/sb: She has the ability to engage with young minds.
4 (formal) to begin fighting with sb: [VN] to engage the enemy [also V]
5 ~ (with sth) when a part of a machine engages, or when you engage it, it fits together with another part of the machine and the machine begins to work: [V] One cogwheel engages with the next. + The cogwheels are not engaging. + [VN] Engage the clutch before selecting a gear.
Antonym: DISENGAGE
Phrasal Verbs:
engage in sth
engage sb in sth to take part in sth; to make sb take part in sth: Even in prison, he continued to engage in criminal activities. + She tried desperately to engage him in conversation.
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 employ, hire, enrol or US also enroll, enlist, retain, sign (up), contract with or for, indenture; rent, book, reserve, secure, bespeak:
She was engaged on a part-time basis. We engaged rooms for the night.
2 occupy, engross, busy, absorb, involve, tie up, preoccupy, employ:
This task will engage all available resources until the end of next month.
3 pledge, undertake, bargain, agree, covenant, promise, guarantee, contract:
I engaged to complete the work by Tuesday.
4 attract, hold, capture, catch, draw:
The museum has many exhibits that will engage the interest of children.
5 join (in) combat or battle with, meet, encounter, fight, combat, attack, battle, clash with, grapple with:
The enemy was engaged at dawn.
6 engage in. participate (in), partake in, take part (in), enter (into), undertake, embark on:
She engages in many out-of-school activities.
Collocation dictionary
ADV.
directly, fully
VERB + ENGAGE
fail to, refuse to
PREP.
with
acknowledging the need to engage directly with these problems
PHRASAL VERBS engage (sb) in sth
ADV.
actively
people who actively engage in shaping the world they live in
VERB + ENGAGE
attempt to, seek to, try to
He tried to engage me in conversation.
| be eager to, be willing to | be reluctant to, be unwilling to
Concise English dictionary
engages|engaged|engagingɪn'geɪdʒ
verb
+carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
+engage or engross wholly
+engage or hire for work
+ask to represent; of legal counsel
+give to in marriage
+get caught
+carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)
+hire for work or assistance
+engage for service under a term of contract
+keep engaged
