Engage vs. Engageable
Engageverb
To interact socially.
Engageverb
To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied.
Engageverb
To draw into conversation.
Engageverb
To attract, to please; (archaic) to fascinate or win over (someone).
Engageverb
(heading) To interact antagonistically.
Engageverb
(transitive) To enter into conflict with (an enemy).
Engageverb
(intransitive) To enter into battle.
Engageverb
(heading) To interact contractually.
Engageverb
(transitive) To arrange to employ or use (a worker, a space, etc.).
Engageverb
(intransitive) To guarantee or promise (to do something).
Engageverb
(transitive) To bind through legal or moral obligation (to do something, especially to marry) usually in passive.
Engageverb
To pledge, pawn (one's property); to put (something) at risk or on the line; to mortgage (houses, land).
Engageverb
(heading) To interact mechanically.
Engageverb
To mesh or interlock (of machinery, especially a clutch).
Engageverb
To come into gear with.
Engageverb
(intransitive) To enter into (an activity), to participate (construed with in).
Engageverb
To put under pledge; to pledge; to place under obligations to do or forbear doing something, as by a pledge, oath, or promise; to bind by contract or promise.
Engageverb
To gain for service; to bring in as associate or aid; to enlist; as, to engage friends to aid in a cause; to engage men for service.
Engageverb
To gain over; to win and attach; to attract and hold; to draw.
Engageverb
To employ the attention and efforts of; to occupy; to engross; to draw on.
Engageverb
To enter into contest with; to encounter; to bring to conflict.
Engageverb
To come into gear with; as, the teeth of one cogwheel engage those of another, or one part of a clutch engages the other part.
Engageverb
To promise or pledge one's self; to enter into an obligation; to become bound; to warrant.
Engageverb
To embark in a business; to take a part; to employ or involve one's self; to devote attention and effort; to enlist; as, to engage in controversy.
Engageverb
To enter into conflict; to join battle; as, the armies engaged in a general battle.
Engageverb
To be in gear, as two cogwheels working together.
Engageverb
carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in;
Engageverb
engage or engross wholly;
Engageverb
engage or hire for work;
Engageverb
ask to represent; of legal counsel;
Engageverb
give to in marriage
Engageverb
get caught;
Engageverb
as of wars, battles, or campaigns;
Engageverb
as of aid, help, services, or support
Engageverb
engage for service under a term of contract;
Engageverb
keep engaged;
Engageverb
occupy or attract (someone's interest or attention)
Engageverb
involve someone in (a conversation or discussion)
Engageverb
participate or become involved in
Engageverb
establish a meaningful contact or connection with
Engageverb
arrange to employ or hire (someone)
Engageverb
pledge or enter into a contract to do something
Engageverb
reserve (accommodation, a place, etc.) in advance
Engageverb
(with reference to a part of a machine or engine) move into position so as to come into operation
Engageverb
(of fencers or swordsmen) bring (weapons) together preparatory to fighting.
Engageverb
enter into combat with (an enemy)
Engageadjective
(of a writer or artist) committed to a particular aim or cause.
Engageableadjective
able to be engaged
