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Adjective
/enˈgājiNG/,
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Charming and attractive,
  1. Charming and attractive
    • - Sophie had a sunny personality that was very engaging
  1. attracting or delighting; "an engaging frankness"; "a piquant face with large appealing eyes"
  2. (engagingly) winsomely: in an engaging manner; "she played the role engagingly"
  3. (engage) prosecute: carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion"
  4. (engage) absorb: consume all of one's attention or time; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"
  5. hire: engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"
  6. (engage) ask to represent; of legal counsel; "I'm retaining a lawyer"
  7. (Engagé) A French 18th- to 19th-century term denoting a man, usually French-Canadian, engaged, ie, employed, with the promise of a steady salary to canoe (or row a boat) and handle all transportation aspects of river and lake-chain travel (maintenance, loading and unloading, propelling, steering ...
  8. (Engage (album)) Engage is the fourth album by hardcore band Stretch Arm Strong and their third release on Solid State Records
  9. (Engage (organization)) Engage is an organisation which publishes materials in opposition to what they see as left and liberal antisemitism, primarily in UK academic institutions. The group is made up of left-wing academic who oppose boycotts of Israel. ...
  10. (Engage (visual arts)) engage, National Association for Gallery Education, is based in the United Kingdom and promotes the visual arts through gallery education. ...
  11. (Engaged (Arisa Mizuki song)) "Engaged" is Alisa Mizuki's twenty fourth single, released on February 6, 2008. It is her first single in over two and half years and her first solo single in five years. Engaged was used as ending theme of the NTV drama Saito-san, starring Mizuki herself.
  12. (Engaged (play)) Engaged is a three-act farcical comic play by W. S. Gilbert. It premiered at the Haymarket Theatre on 3 October 1877, the same year as The Sorcerer, one of Gilbert's comic operas written with Arthur Sullivan, which was soon followed by the collaborators' great success in H.M.S. ...
  13. Interesting; charming; attractive, especially of a manner or behaviour
  14. (engage) To engross or hold the attention of (someone); to keep busy or occupied; To draw into conversation; To attract, to please; (archaic) to fascinate or win over (someone); To enter into conflict with (an enemy); To enter into battle; To arrange to employ or use (a worker, a space, ...
  15. (engaged) Agreed to be married; Busy or employed; (of a telephone) Already involved in a telephone call when a third party calls it; attached to a wall or sunk into it halfway; in contact and in operation
  16. (engagement) an appointment, especially to speak or perform; connection or attachment; the period of time when marriage is planned or promised; In any situation of conflict, an actual instance of active hostilities. ...
  17. (1. “Engage”) Yes you knew it was coming. The singlehanded most overused word in social media is engage. “Engagement”, “engaging”, “engage your followers,” we now know that if you aren’t “engaging” you are losing in the social media (SM) race. ...
  18. (ENGAGE) Polyolefin elastomers, Dow Specialty Plastics and Elastomers
  19. (Engage (Tom Swifty)) "Let's get married," said Tom engagingly.
  20. (Engage (to)) Used intransitively, it means a reader who is paying close attention. Used transitively, it means an author or a piece of fiction that forces the reader to pay close attention. A reader who is engaged is following closely, intent on capturing everything that occurs in the story. ...
  21. (Engage) A term often used by agencies to prove that they are going beyond merely seeking attention. Talking about "engaging the consumer" is a must have in any pitch, to make sure the brand manager can see that you know how to interact with the audience.
  22. (Engage) An attacking player engages, or attracts, a defender or defenders with the aim of manipulating their defensive position to the advantage of the attacking team. Markers are required to "engage" at the play-the-ball, meaning they must be in an appropriate proximity to it.
  23. (Engage) Be active… Hike, snorkel, trek or rock climb. Enjoy activities specially crafted for your children. Meet artisans and watch them work.
  24. (Engage) Become active with other people
  25. (Engage) For many of us, approaching people we barely know is uncomfortable and sometimes even scary. The first stage in the process is learning how to take this “risk” by making initial contacts with potential relationships.