engage

Signification (English)

  1. To interact socially.
  2. To interact socially.
  3. To interact socially.
  4. To interact antagonistically.
  5. To interact antagonistically.
  6. To interact contractually.
  7. To interact contractually.
  8. To interact contractually.
  9. (obsolete) To interact contractually.
  10. To interact mechanically.
  11. To interact mechanically.
  12. To enter into (an activity), to participate (construed with in).
  13. (obsolete) To entangle.

Synonyms

take part in

fight hand to hand

confrom

gear into

inquire about

keep busy

make a reservation

put into gear

start fighting

install in office

begin battle with

declare solemnly

cause to work

plungs

falling-in

meshing engagement

ingear

be congruent

comport

enter into a contract with

Fréquence

C1
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒ/
Étymologie (English)

In summary

From Middle English engagen, from Old French engagier (“to pledge, engage”), from Frankish *anwadjōn (“to pledge”), from Proto-Germanic *an-, *andi- + Proto-Germanic *wadjōną (“to pledge, secure”), from Proto-Germanic *wadją (“pledge, guarantee”), from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ- (“to pledge, redeem a pledge; guarantee, bail”), equivalent to en- + gage. Cognate with Old English anwedd (“pledge, security”), Old English weddian (“to engage, covenant, undertake”), German wetten (“to bet, wager”), Icelandic veðja (“to wager”). More at wed.

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