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Meaning of engage in | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To start performing (an activity).

transitive

Equivalents

Deutsch spielen
Ελληνικά ασκώ
Español acometer activar activarse dedicarse a emprender entablar estar involucrado en iniciar involucrarse en participar en prestarse
Suomi ryhtyä syventyä
Italiano aderire attivare partecipare
Latina adorior ingredior
Polski parać podejmować podjąć zaangażować się
Svenska idka
ไทย ต่อย

Examples

“We are engaged in a great work⟳, a treatise on our river fortifications, perhaps? But since when did army officers afford⟳ the luxury of amanuenses in this simple republic?”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

engaged engaged in engages engages in engagest engageth

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