engage

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- \in-ˈgāj, en-\
- /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \in-ˈgāj, en-\

Definitions of engage word

noun engage Occupy, attract, or involve (someone's interest or attention). 1
noun Definition of engage in Technology (spelling) Do you mean Nokia N-Gage? 1
transitive verb engage involve: in conversation 1
transitive verb engage gear: lock in position 1
transitive verb engage get into combat with 1
transitive verb engage hire 1

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Parts of speech for Engage

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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engage popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for engage

verb engage

involve — to include as a necessary circumstance, condition, or consequence; imply; entail: This job involves long hours and hard work.
occupy — to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.
absorb — If something absorbs a liquid, gas, or other substance, it soaks it up or takes it in.
take part — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
participate — to take or have a part or share, as with others; partake; share (usually followed by in): to participate in profits; to participate in a play.

All 109 Synonyms of engage

Antonyms for engage

verb engage

dismiss — to direct (an assembly of persons) to disperse or go: I dismissed the class early.
break — When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
retreat — the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
shun — to keep away from (a place, person, object, etc.), from motives of dislike, caution, etc.; take pains to avoid.
detach — If you detach one thing from another that it is fixed to, you remove it. If one thing detaches from another, it becomes separated from it.

All 51 Antonyms of engage

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