English

Detailed Synonyms for engaging in English

engaging:

engaging adj

  1. engaging
  2. engaging
  3. engaging
    – attracting or delighting 1
    engaging; piquant
    – attracting or delighting 1
    • engaging adj
      • an engaging frankness1
    • piquant adj
      • a piquant face with large appealing eyes1

engaging [the ~] noun

  1. the engaging
    the hiring; the employing; the engaging

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Alternate Synonyms for "engaging":


Related Definitions for "engaging":

  1. attracting or delighting1
    • an engaging frankness1

engage:

to engage verb (engages, engaged, engaging)

  1. to engage
    apply; to implement; to utilize; to use; to employ; to make use of; to engage; to enforce; to practise; to adopt; avail oneself of; to administer; to take; to practice; to utilise
    • apply verb
    • implement verb (implements, implemented, implementing)
    • utilize verb, American (utilizes, utilized, utilizing)
    • use verb (uses, used, using)
    • employ verb (emploies, employed, employing)
    • make use of verb (makes use of, made use of, making use of)
    • engage verb (engages, engaged, engaging)
    • enforce verb (enforces, enforced, enforcing)
    • practise verb, British (practises, practised, practising)
    • adopt verb (adopts, adopted, adopting)
    • administer verb (administers, administered, administering)
    • take verb (takes, took, taking)
    • practice verb, American (practices, practiced, practicing)
    • utilise verb, British
  2. to engage
    to employ; to hire; to engage; to sign on
    • employ verb (emploies, employed, employing)
    • hire verb (hires, hired, hiring)
    • engage verb (engages, engaged, engaging)
    • sign on verb (signs on, signed on, signing on)
    to recruit
    – seek to employ 1
    • recruit verb (recruits, recruited, recruiting)
      • The lab director recruited an able crew of assistants1
  3. to engage
    to engage; to initiate; operationalize; to begin
  4. to engage
    to invite; to engage; to invoke; to enlist; to initiate; operationalize; to begin; to call in
    • invite verb (invites, invited, inviting)
    • engage verb (engages, engaged, engaging)
    • invoke verb (invokes, invoked, invoking)
    • enlist verb (enlists, enlisted, enlisting)
    • initiate verb (initiates, initiated, initiating)
    • begin verb (begins, beginning)
    • call in verb (calls in, called in, calling in)
  5. to engage
    to engage
    • engage verb (engages, engaged, engaging)
  6. to engage
    to register; to sign on; to engage
    • register verb (registers, registered, registering)
    • sign on verb (signs on, signed on, signing on)
    • engage verb (engages, engaged, engaging)
  7. to engage
    – get caught 1
    to engage
    – get caught 1
    • engage verb (engages, engaged, engaging)
      • make sure the gear is engaged1
  8. to engage
    – consume all of one's attention or time 1
    to engage; to occupy; to absorb; engross
    – consume all of one's attention or time 1
    • engage verb (engages, engaged, engaging)
    • occupy verb (occupies, occupied, occupying)
    • absorb verb (absorbs, absorbed, absorbing)
      • Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely1
    • engross verb
  9. to engage
    – give to in marriage 1
    to engage; to betroth; plight; affiance
    – give to in marriage 1
  10. to engage
    – keep engaged 1
    to engage; to operate; mesh; to lock
    – keep engaged 1
    • engage verb (engages, engaged, engaging)
      • engaged the gears1
    • operate verb (operates, operated, operating)
    • mesh verb
    • lock verb (locks, locked, locking)
  11. to engage
    – engage for service under a term of contract 1
    to engage; to take; to rent; to charter; to hire; to lease
    – engage for service under a term of contract 1
    • engage verb (engages, engaged, engaging)
    • take verb (takes, took, taking)
      • We took an apartment on a quiet street1
      • Shall we take a guide in Rome?1
    • rent verb (rents, rented, renting)
      • Let's rent a car1
    • charter verb (charters, chartered, chartering)
    • hire verb (hires, hired, hiring)
    • lease verb (leases, leased, leasing)
  12. to engage
    – hire for work or assistance 1
    to engage; to enlist
    – hire for work or assistance 1
    • engage verb (engages, engaged, engaging)
      • engage aid, help, services, or support1
    • enlist verb (enlists, enlisted, enlisting)
  13. to engage
    – carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in 1
    to engage; to pursue; prosecute
    – carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in 1
    • engage verb (engages, engaged, engaging)
      • They engaged in a discussion1
    • pursue verb (pursues, pursued, pursuing)
      • She pursued many activities1
    • prosecute verb
  14. to engage
    – carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns) 1
    to engage; wage
    – carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns) 1
    • engage verb (engages, engaged, engaging)
    • wage verb
      • Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe1
  15. to engage
    – ask to represent; of legal counsel 1
    to engage
    – ask to represent; of legal counsel 1
    • engage verb (engages, engaged, engaging)
  16. to engage
    – engage or hire for work 1
    to engage; to employ; to hire
    – engage or hire for work 1
    • engage verb (engages, engaged, engaging)
    • employ verb (emploies, employed, employing)
      • How many people has she employed?1
    • hire verb (hires, hired, hiring)
      • They hired two new secretaries in the department1

Conjugations for engage:

present
  1. engage
  2. engage
  3. engages
  4. engage
  5. engage
  6. engage
simple past
  1. engaged
  2. engaged
  3. engaged
  4. engaged
  5. engaged
  6. engaged
present perfect
  1. have engaged
  2. have engaged
  3. has engaged
  4. have engaged
  5. have engaged
  6. have engaged
past continuous
  1. was engaging
  2. were engaging
  3. was engaging
  4. were engaging
  5. were engaging
  6. were engaging
future
  1. shall engage
  2. will engage
  3. will engage
  4. shall engage
  5. will engage
  6. will engage
continuous present
  1. am engaging
  2. are engaging
  3. is engaging
  4. are engaging
  5. are engaging
  6. are engaging
subjunctive
  1. be engaged
  2. be engaged
  3. be engaged
  4. be engaged
  5. be engaged
  6. be engaged
diverse
  1. engage!
  2. let's engage!
  3. engaged
  4. engaging
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

engage

  1. engage
  2. engage
    occupy
    – occupy the whole of 1

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Related Definitions for "engage":

  1. get caught1
    • make sure the gear is engaged1
  2. consume all of one's attention or time1
  3. give to in marriage1
  4. keep engaged1
    • engaged the gears1
  5. engage for service under a term of contract1
  6. hire for work or assistance1
    • engage aid, help, services, or support1
  7. carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in1
    • They engaged in a discussion1
  8. carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)1
  9. ask to represent; of legal counsel1
  10. engage or hire for work1