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Engage: Definition, Usage & Key Examples (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：attract and hold interest (engage)

engage 🔊

/ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ/

To attract and keep someone's interest or attention.

Engage meaning illustrated: teacher captivating students in a classroom.

attract and hold interest 🔊

➕

/əˈtrækt ənd hoʊld ˈɪntrəst/

To capture and maintain someone's focus or curiosity.

📁 Category：School Education 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Old French 'engagier', from 'en-' (in) + 'gage' (pledge).

💡 Mnemonic

ENGAGE sounds like 'in gage' – imagine putting yourself in a pledge to be involved.

📖 Example

The science teacher used exciting experiments to engage all the students during the lesson. 🔊 The teacher captivated the students' attention with fun experiments.

🔗 Collocations

engage someone's attention – to capture and hold someone's focus

engage the audience – to attract and keep the audience interested

fully engage – to be completely involved or interested

🔄 Synonyms

captivate (v.) – to attract and hold the interest of

involve (v.) – to include someone in an activity

attract (v.) – to draw interest or attention

🚫 Antonyms

bore (v.) – to fail to interest someone

ignore (v.) – to pay no attention to

🌱 Derivatives

engagement (n.) – the act of engaging or state of being engaged

engaging (adj.) – charming and attractive

📖 Cultural Story

Derived from Old French 'engagier', meaning to pledge. Now commonly used in business contexts to describe interacting with clients or audiences.

Meaning 2：get involved in (engage)

engage 🔊

/ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ/

To involve someone in an activity, or to take part in it yourself.

Engage definition: family collaboratively building with blocks together.

get involved in 🔊

➕

/ɡet ɪnˈvɒlvd ɪn/

To take part in an activity or to involve others in it.

📁 Category：Social Roles 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

Our manager always encourages us to engage in team discussions and share new ideas. 🔊 The manager promotes active participation in group conversations.

🔗 Collocations

engage in conversation – to participate in a discussion

engage with the community – to interact with local people

actively engage – to participate energetically

🔄 Synonyms

participate (v.) – to take part in an activity

involve (v.) – to include as a necessary part

join (v.) – to become a member or participant

🚫 Antonyms

withdraw (v.) – to remove oneself from participation

avoid (v.) – to keep away from

🌱 Derivatives

engagement (n.) – the act of engaging or state of being engaged

engaging (adj.) – charming and attractive