Synonyms:
prosecute, engage, pursue
Meaning: carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion"
Synonyms:
absorb, engross, engage, occupy
Meaning: consume all of one's attention or time; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"
Synonyms:
hire, engage, employ
Meaning: engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"
Synonyms:
engage
Meaning: ask to represent; of legal counsel; "I'm retaining a lawyer"
Synonyms:
betroth, engage, affiance, plight
Meaning: give to in marriage
Synonyms:
engage
Meaning: get caught; "make sure the gear is engaged"
Usage examples
"Go to the Carnatic, and engage three cabins."
I have done with this trade, never more to engage in it."
"Now you must engage her room," Nelson Smith said, abruptly.
It is a simple duty we ask you to engage in; it is, also, a great patriotic work.
For if a man engage himself by a manifest declaration, he must go through or take a fall.
"I am sure of my brother," the old merchant went on; "I will engage him in your interests."
"And between that time and this, you will engage not to hold any communication with my daughter?"
A bondman could not marry without his master's consent; nor engage in trade; nor refuse work assigned to him.
She'll engage a room for you next to her own suite, or as near as possible; then you'll be provided with a chaperon."
You do not refuse to engage in the automobile business because the carburetor and the differential are words of four syllables.