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engage

/ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ/

US pronunciation

American sound/ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ/

ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ

Syllables: 2 syllables
Stress: 2nd syllable stress
Vowel: Short i vowel
Ending: Final e often stays silent

ɪn - ˈɡeɪdʒ -> engage

Myanmar meaning

(v) ငှား (n) စေ့စပ်ကြောင်းလမ်း

Full entry

engage /Çn'geÇdʒ/ v

၁။ (fml ) ခန့်သည်။ ငှားသည်။
engage a new secretary ❍ He's been engaged to conduct a series of concerts at the Albert Hall. ❍ She was engaged as an interpreter.
၂။ (fml ) ဆွဲဆောင်သည်။ စိတ်ပါဝင်စားစေသည်။ Nothing engages his attention for long.
❍ We failed to engage any active support for the project.
၃။ (fml ) တိုက်ခိုက်သည်။ တိုက်ပွဲဖြစ်သည်။ စစ်ထိုးသည်။ Our orders are to engage (the enemy) immediately. ❍ Battle was engaged. Compare DISENGAGE ၂
၄။ ~ (with sth) စိတ်ဝင်စားသည်။ ထိတွေ့မှုရှိသည်။ အာရုံစိုက်သည်။ engage with modern art
❍ A good politician must engage with people's real concerns.
၅။ (က) ~ (with sth) အံကျဖြစ် သည်။ အပ်မိသည်။ The two cog-wheels engaged and the machine started. ❍ One cog-wheel engages with another.
(ခ) စက်အစိတ်အပိုင်းချင်း ချိတ်ဆက်မိ စေသည်။ engage the clutch/first gear
(ကား) ကလပ်ကို နင်းပါ၊ ပထမ ဂီယာကို ထိုးပါ။ Compare DISENGAGE ၁
❏ engage (sb) in sth [PHRV ] ပါဝင်သည်။
I have no time to engage in gossip. ❍ be engaged in politics/business ❍ They are currently engaged in lengthy trade negotiations. ❍ I engaged him in conversation.

More examples

A good radio script should be able to engage the listener.
The company is to engage a new sales director.
[engage someone to do something] : A magician has been engaged to provide entertainment.
A microswitch in the gear stick automatically engages and disengages the clutch.
The mechanism failed to engage, causing a fault.

Synonyms

connect, slot in, fit into place, absorb, activate, affiance, agree, allure, apply, appoint, arrest, assail, assault, attach, attract, battle, bespeak, betroth, bewitch, bind, book, bring on board, busy, captivate, catch, charm, charter, combat, come on board, commission, commit, contest, contract, covenant, do battle with, dovetail, draw, embark on, employ, enamor, enchant, encounter, energize, engross, enlist, enroll, enter into, enthrall, face, fall on, fascinate, fasten, fight, get going, give a try, give a whirl, give battle to, give one's word, go for broke, go in for, go out for, grip, guarantee, have a fling at, have a go at, have a shot at, hire, hold, hook, imbue, immerse, ink, interact, interest, interlace, interlock, intermesh, interplay, involve, join, join battle with, keep, keep busy, launch, lease, lock, meet, mesh, monopolize, obligate, oblige, occupy, partake, participate, pass, pitch in, place, pledge, practice, prearrange, preengage, preoccupy, put on, rent, reserve, retain, secure, set about, sign on, sign up, soak, strike, switch on, tackle, take on, take part, tie, tie up, troth, truck with, try on for size, turn on, undertake, use, vouch, vow

Antonyms

banish, bore, break, break off, break up, cancel, decline, defuse, deny, detach, disagree, disavow, discharge, disconnect, disenchant, disengage, disgust, disinterest, dismiss, disunite, eject, expel, fail, fall behind, fire, forget, free, give, give up, ignore, let go, let off, loose, loosen, lose, neglect, offend, oust, refuse, reject, release, repel, repulse, retreat, shun, spend, surrender, turn off, unfasten, unlink, untie, yield

Cross references

connect slot in fit into place absorb activate affiance agree allure apply appoint arrest assail assault attach attract battle bespeak betroth bewitch bind book bring on board busy captivate catch charm charter combat

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