LEARNit Dictionary

engage

verb
B2
OPAL
1
B2
to succeed in attracting and keeping somebody’s attention and interest
جذب کردن, مجذوب کردن, جلب توجه کردن
2
B2
to employ a person, company, etc. to do a particular job
استخدام کردن, به کارگیری کردن, به‌کار گرفتن
She has already engaged a lawyer.
We will have to engage the services of a translator.
He was immediately engaged as a consultant.
Karl Böhm engaged her to sing in Vienna.
3
to become involved with and try to understand something/somebody
درگیر شدن, مشغول شدن, تعامل داشتن, پرداختن به
She has the ability to engage with young minds.
4
to begin fighting with somebody
وارد درگیری شدن, درگیر شدن
He ordered his men to engage the enemy.
The fleet sailed out of Cadiz to engage with the enemy.
opposite disengage
5
when a part of a machine engages, or when you engage it, it fits together with another part of the machine and the machine begins to work
درگیر کردن, مشغول شدن (در سیستم)
The cogwheels are not engaging.
One cogwheel engages with the next.
Engage the clutch before selecting a gear.