All 10 Uses
engage
in
The Westing Game
(Edited)
- "Angela, where's your engagement ring?"
p. 55.8engagement = related to an agreement to marry
- First, the engagement announcement of Angela Wexler to D. Denton Deere.
p. 57.1
- You left your engagement ring on the sink again.
p. 69.9
- Angela twisted the engagement ring her mother made her wear in spite of the rash.
p. 86.4
- … the engagement was announced in the newspaper, the wedding gown, the shower …
p. 86.6 *engagement = agreement to marry
- Westing connection: Engaged to Angela Wexler (see Wexlers), who looks like Sam Westing's daughter, Violet, who was also engaged to be married, but to a politician, not an intern.
p. 108.1engaged = in an agreement to marry
- Westing connection: Engaged to Angela Wexler (see Wexlers), who looks like Sam Westing's daughter, Violet, who was also engaged to be married, but to a politician, not an intern.
p. 108.1engaged = in an agreement (to marry)
- Engaged to marry D. Denton Deere (also an heir).
p. 116.7engaged = in an agreement to marry
- She had returned the engagement ring to Denton Deere; she had not seen him since Crow's wedding.
p. 176.7engagement = related to an agreement to marry
- It was Saturday and she had an important engagement.
p. 182.8 *engagement = activity
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)