Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to engage sb in sth
Participle: engaged sb in sth
Gerund: engaging sb in sth
Cognates
-
Indicative
Present
| I | engage sb in sth |
| you | engage sb in sth |
| he;she;it | engages sb in sth |
| we | engage sb in sth |
| you | engage sb in sth |
| they | engage sb in sth |
Perfect
| I | have engaged sb in sth |
| you | have engaged sb in sth |
| he;she;it | has engaged sb in sth |
| we | have engaged sb in sth |
| you | have engaged sb in sth |
| they | have engaged sb in sth |
Past
| I | engaged sb in sth |
| you | engaged sb in sth |
| he;she;it | engaged sb in sth |
| we | engaged sb in sth |
| you | engaged sb in sth |
| they | engaged sb in sth |
Pluperfect
| I | had engaged sb in sth |
| you | had engaged sb in sth |
| he;she;it | had engaged sb in sth |
| we | had engaged sb in sth |
| you | had engaged sb in sth |
| they | had engaged sb in sth |
Future
| I | will engage sb in sth |
| you | will engage sb in sth |
| he;she;it | will engage sb in sth |
| we | will engage sb in sth |
| you | will engage sb in sth |
| they | will engage sb in sth |
Future Perfect
| I | will have engaged sb in sth |
| you | will have engaged sb in sth |
| he;she;it | will have engaged sb in sth |
| we | will have engaged sb in sth |
| you | will have engaged sb in sth |
| they | will have engaged sb in sth |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | engage sb in sth |
| you | engage sb in sth |
| he;she;it | engage sb in sth |
| we | engage sb in sth |
| you | engage sb in sth |
| they | engage sb in sth |
Perfect
| I | have engaged sb in sth |
| you | have engaged sb in sth |
| he;she;it | have engaged sb in sth |
| we | have engaged sb in sth |
| you | have engaged sb in sth |
| they | have engaged sb in sth |
Imperfect
| I | engaged sb in sth |
| you | engaged sb in sth |
| he;she;it | engaged sb in sth |
| we | engaged sb in sth |
| you | engaged sb in sth |
| they | engaged sb in sth |
Pluperfect
| I | had engaged sb in sth |
| you | had engaged sb in sth |
| he;she;it | had engaged sb in sth |
| we | had engaged sb in sth |
| you | had engaged sb in sth |
| they | had engaged sb in sth |
Conditional
Present
| I | would engage sb in sth |
| you | would engage sb in sth |
| he;she;it | would engage sb in sth |
| we | would engage sb in sth |
| you | would engage sb in sth |
| they | would engage sb in sth |
Perfect
| I | would have engaged sb in sth |
| you | would have engaged sb in sth |
| he;she;it | would have engaged sb in sth |
| we | would have engaged sb in sth |
| you | would have engaged sb in sth |
| they | would have engaged sb in sth |
Imperative
| you | engage sb in sth |
| we | Let's engage sb in sth |
| you | engage sb in sth |
Verbs conjugated like 'engage'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'engage'
encage,
enrage,
ingage,
egge,
encase,
encave,
enface,
enfame,
engaol,
engine,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to make an agreement, deal or contract
- agree, bargain, come to terms, contract, covenant, deal, do business, guarantee, make terms, negotiate, promise, sell, stipulate, trade
- to arouse interest
- allure, arrest, attract, becharm, beguile, bewitch, captivate, charm, court, delight, draw, enchant, enrapture, enthrall, entrance, fascinate, hypnotize, interest, intrigue, mesmerize, pull, pull in, sirenize, spellbind, tempt, tole
- hire
- retain, employ, commission, contract, secure, enlist
- fascinate
- charm, captivate, engross, bewitch, occupy, absorb, divert
- fight
- attack, assault, strike
Antonyms
- to keep away from
- come to grips with, confront, deal with, get to grips with, take the bull by the horns, avoid
- hire
- fire, discharge, retire, purchase
- fascinate
- horrify, disgust, repel, frighten
Additional Information
Etymology
From Middle English engagen, from Old French engagier (“to pledge, engage”), from Old French en- (“in, under”) + gage (“pledge”), from Frankish *wadi (“pledge”), from Proto-Germanic *wadją (“pledge, guarantee”), from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ- (“to pledge, redeem a pledge; guarantee, bail”), equivalent to en- + gage. Cognate with Old English weddian (“to engage, covenant, undertake”), German wetten (“to bet, wager”), Icelandic veðja (“to wager”). More at wed. See: Old French '
engagier', Old English '
weddian', German, old spelling '
wetten', Icelandic '
veðja'.
Verbs referencing "engage"
German, old spelling
engagieren, Ido engajar.
Sample Sentences
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That this state-room had been specially engaged for ‘Charles Dickens, Esquire, and Lady, ’ was rendered sufficiently clear even to my scared intellect by a very small manuscript, announcing the fact, which was pinned on a very flat quilt, [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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There was a stewardess, too, actively engaged in producing clean sheets and table-cloths from the very entrails of the sofas, and from unexpected lockers, of such artful mechanism, that it made one 's head ache to see them opened one after [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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She was seated in a little enclosure, made by school-desks and forms, writing her daily journal. But soon finishing this pursuit, she engaged in an animated conversation with a teacher who sat beside her. This was a favourite mistress with the poor pupil. If she could see the face of her fair instructress, she would not love her less, I [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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I had previously been into another chamber, where a number of blind boys were swinging, and climbing, and engaged in various sports. They all clamoured, as we entered, to the assistant-master, who accompanied us, ‘Look at me, Mr. Hart! Please, Mr. Hart, look at me ! ’ evincing, I thought, even in this, an [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] and often side by side, without any barrier or partition between them, in their very nature present. A visitor, too, requires to reason and reflect a little, before the sight of a number of men engaged in ordinary labour, such as he is accustomed to out of doors, will impress him half as strongly as the contemplation of the same persons in the same place and garb would, if they were occupied in [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] sharpness, its cold, fixed, deathly aspect, struck a solemn chill over him. He drew his breath short, and stood in silence. His wife, and their only colored domestic, old Aunt Dinah, were busily engaged in restorative measures; while old Cudjoe had got the boy on his knee, and was busy pulling off his shoes and stockings, and chafing his little cold feet.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] to breed like cattle, linked to each other by iron fetters, are passing now along the open street beneath the windows of your Temple of Equality ! Look ! ’ But there are many kinds of hunters engaged in the Pursuit of Happiness, and they go variously armed. It is the Inalienable Right of some among them, to take the field after their Happiness equipped with cat and cartwhip, stocks, and [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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“ O, she's better, ” said Ruth; “ I was in, this morning; made the bed, tidied up the house. Leah Hills went in, this afternoon, and baked bread and pies enough to last some days; and I engaged to go back to get her up, this evening. ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] was spread through the boat; in the cabin, one and another were gathering their things together, and arranging them, preparatory to going ashore. The steward and chambermaid, and all, were busily engaged in cleaning, furbishing, and arranging the splendid boat, preparatory to a grand entree.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] of the endearments of childhood in its sweetest aspect, heap upon him all its pains and wants, its sicknesses and ills, its fretfulness, caprice, and querulous endurance: let its prattle be, not of engaging infant fancies, but of cold, and thirst, and hunger: and if his fatherly affection outlive all this, and he be patient, watchful, tender; careful of his children 's lives, and mindful always of [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)