<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to occupy the attention or efforts of (a person or persons): He engaged her in conversation.</li><li>to secure for aid, employment, use, etc.; hire: to engage a worker; to engage a room.</li><li>to attract and hold fast: The novel engaged her attention and interest.</li><li>to attract or please: His good nature engages everyone.</li><li>to bind, as by pledge, promise, contract, or oath; make liable: He engaged himself to repay his debt within a month.</li><li>to betroth (usually used in the passive): They were engaged last week.</li><li>to bring (troops) into conflict; enter into conflict with: Our army engaged the enemy.</li><li>to cause (gears or the like) to become interlocked; interlock with.</li><li>to attach or secure.</li><li>to entangle or involve.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>to occupy oneself; become involved: to engage in business or politics.</li><li>to take employment: She engaged in her mother's business.</li><li>to pledge one's word; assume an obligation: I was unwilling to engage on such terms.</li><li>to cross weapons; enter into conflict: The armies engaged early in the morning.</li><li>(of gears or the like) to interlock.</li></ul>