To participate or become involved in. She decided to engage in volunteer work during her summer break.
To attract or hold the attention of. The speaker managed to engage the audience with his captivating story.
To employ or hire someone. The company plans to engage a new marketing director next month.
To enter into conflict or combat with. The troops were ordered to engage the enemy at dawn.
To bind oneself by a solemn promise; especially, to pledge in marriage (archaic). They engaged to marry in the spring.
Of a mechanism: to interlock or be brought into operation. Depress the clutch pedal before engaging first gear.