All 5 Uses of
engage
in
And Then There Were None
- We were engaged by letter, through an agency.
p. 51..1 (definition 1) *engaged = hired
- The letter engaging us?
p. 51..3 (definition 1)engaging = hiring
- You were engaged, as you say, by letter.
p. 51..4 (definition 1)engaged = hired
- Vera explained the circumstances of her secretarial engagement.
p. 53..5 (definition 1)engagement = hiring
- Was he engaged-married?
p. 175..4 (definition 2) *engaged = in an agreement to marry
Definitions:
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(1) (engage as in: engage her services) hire, reserve, book, or occupy
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(2) (engaged as in: engaged and then married) promised to marry