engage
US /ɛnˈɡeɪdʒ/
Definition
carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The speaker tried to engage the audience with a few simple questions.
Word Family
Synonyms
- participateshare in something
- involveconnect closely and often incriminatingly
- jointhe shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
Collocations
- Easy engage customersto engage customers, meaning to carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
- Medium engage in discussionto engage in discussion, meaning to carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
- Hard engage a legal consultantto engage a legal consultant, meaning to carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
- Very Hard engage in insider tradingto engage in insider trading, meaning to carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.