All 5 Uses
engage
in
Me Before You
(Edited)
- Angry with them for letting me engage in a façade.
p. 127.1engage = participate (take part)
- I opened it slowly, feeling vaguely panicked for a moment that it might be an engagement ring.
p. 201.3 *engagement = related to an agreement to marry
- Some days I thought Will was happier—he went out with me without a fuss, he teased me, prodded me mentally, seemed a little more engaged with the world outside the annex—but what did I really know?
p. 221.6engaged = involved
- Every day, while he was watching television, or otherwise engaged, I sat in front of Will's computer and worked on coming up with the magic event that might Make Will Happy.
p. 246.4engaged = occupied (busy)
- There was never a time when I spoke to her that I didn't still feel like I was engaged in some kind of interview.
p. 261.8 *engaged = involved
Definitions:
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(1)
(engage as in: engage in conversation) to interact in various ways -- such as to participate, involve, interest, or attractThe exact meaning of this sense of engage depends upon its context. For example:
- "They engaged in debate." -- participated
- "She engaged him in conversation." -- involved
- "She is an engaging conversationalist." -- interesting
- "She has an engaging smile." -- attractive (attracting interest and interaction)
- "The proposal engages the interest of many young voters." -- attracts and involves
- "She engages with her constituents." -- interacts in a meaningful way
- "She engaged in foolish behavior." -- entered into
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(2)
(engage as in: engage her services) hire, reserve, book, or occupy
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(3)
(engaged as in: engaged and then married) promised to marry
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(4)
(engage as in: engage the enemy) begin fighting
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(5)
(engage as in: engage the gears) move into position to work; or start
- (6) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)