Englishfor English speakers
engage
Verb
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If you engage in an activity, you do it.
My broken foot left me with few athletic activities that I could engage in.
Most of the men did not engage in casual sex.
Both employees engaged in behavior that didn't belong in the workplace.
Should United States forces engage in fighting in these situations?
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If you engage somebody, you get and keep their attention.
Teachers are always thinking of ways to engage students.
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If you engage somebody, you hire them.
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If you engage a part of a machine, you make it contact another part so that they both move.
He reaches up and throws a red-handled lever to engage the black iron gears.
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If an army engages an enemy, they start fighting.
for
Preposition
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shows that something belongs to something else, or has a specific function
This cake is for you.
This is a net for catching fish.
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For is used to show the reason for something
He was angry, for he had never been called such terrible names before.
for
Subordinator
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For introduces a clause with a subject and a to-infinitive
It's not good for you to be too relaxed.