engage

Definition

  • verb: to hire (someone) to perform a particular service
  • verb: to offer (as one's word) as security for a debt or cause
  • synonyms: enlist, draw, occupy

Examples

  • I suggest you 'engage' the services of a lawyer. [=I suggest you hire a lawyer]

  • She 'engaged' him 'in' conversation. [=she started a conversation with him]

  • The book fails to 'engage with' the problems of our time.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) - I'm trying, I'm trying! You're pullin' me away. - Got... I got him! Clutch him like he's your Valentine. - I got him. Okay. I got him. I can't engage my thrust with you two yo-yoin' around. Jesus Christ. Here's hopin' you have a hell of an insurance policy, Houston. (..)
    2013 Gravity
  • (..) We'll keep you posted on any developments. - Copy that, Houston. Should we... Should we be worried? - No, let's let the boys down there worry for us. Explorer, engage arm and pivot to cargo bay. Stand by for arm maneuver. So, doc, now that you work for NASA, how do you like us? Kind of like winning (..)
    2013 Gravity