English-Thai Dictionary
engage
VI ต่อสู้ สู้รบ รบ fight tor-su
engage
VT ต่อสู้ สู้รบ รบ fight tor-su
engage
VT ทำให้ เริ่ม ทำงาน เริ่ม เดินเครื่อง ทำงาน activate tam-hai-roem-tam-ngan
engage
VT มีส่วนร่วม involve take part in me-suan-rum
engage
VT ว่าจ้าง จ้าง ให้ ทำงาน employ hire wa-jang
engage
VT หมั้น หมาย betroth man-mai
engage in
PHRV ทำให้ เกี่ยวพัน กับ ทำให้ เข้าร่วม ทำให้ มีส่วนร่วม กับ tam-hai-kiao-pan-kab
engage to
PHRV หมั้น หมาย กับ betroth to promise to man-mai-kab
engage with
PHRV เข้า โจมตี (ข้าศึก join with kao-jom-te
engage with
PHRV เชื่อมต่อ เข้ากับ ประสาน กับ chueam-tor-kao-kab
engaged
ADJ ซึ่ง กำลัง สู้รบ sueng-kam-lang-su-rob
engaged
ADJ ซึ่ง หมั้น หมาย กัน affianced betrothed sueng-man-mai-kan
engaged
ADJ ที่ กำลัง ยุ่ง อยู่ กับ ยุ่ง อยู่ กับ ไม่ว่าง ที่ กำลัง ทำงาน อยู่ busy occupied ti-kam-lang-yung-yu-kab
engagement
N การ สัญญา การ ทำ ข้อตกลง การ นัดหมาย appointment commitment kan-san-ya
engagement
N การสู้ รบ การ ทำสงคราม battle combat kan-su-rob
engagement
N การ หมั้น betrothal commitment kan-man
engagement
N งาน ระยะสั้น ngan-ra-ya-san
engagement
N สภาวะ ที่ กำลัง ทำงาน อยู่ sa-pa-wa-ti-kam-lang-tam-ngan-yu
engagement ring
N แหวนหมั้น wan-man
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
ENGAGE
v.t. 1. To make liable for a debt to a creditor; to bind one's self as surety.
2. To pawn; to stake as a pledge.
3. To enlist; to bring into a party; as, to engage men for service; to engage friends to aid in a cause.
4. To embark in an affair; as, be not hasty to engage yourself in party disputes.
5. To gain; to win and attach; to draw to.
Good nature engages every one to its possessor.
To very duty he could minds engage.
6. To unite and bind by contract or promise. Nations engage themselves to each other by treaty. The young often engage themselves to their sorrow.
7. To attract and fix; as, to engage the attention.
8. To occupy; to employ assiduously. We were engaged in conversation. The nation is engaged in war.
9. To attack in contest; to encounter. The army engaged the enemy at ten o'clock. The captain engaged the ship, at point blank distance.
ENGAGE
v.i.To encounter; to begin to fight; to attack in conflict. The armies engaged at Marengo, in a general battle. 1. To embark in any business; to take a concern in; to undertake. Be cautious not to engage in controversy, without indispensable necessity.
2. To promise or pledge one's word; to bind one's self; as, a friend has engaged to supply the necessary funds.
ENGAGED
pp. or a.Pledged; promised; enlisted; gained and attached; attracted and fixed; embarked; earnestly employed; zealous.
ENGAGEDLY
adv. With earnestness; with attachment.
ENGAGEDNESS
n.The state of being seriously and earnestly occupied; zeal; animation.
ENGAGEMENT
n.The act of pawning, pledging or making liable for debt. 1. Obligation by agreement or contract. Men are often more ready to make engagements than to fulfil them.
2. Adherence to a party or cause; partiality.
3. Occupation; employment of the attention.
Play, by too long or constant engagement, becomes like an employment or profession.
4. Employment in fighting; the conflict of armies or fleets; battle; a general action; appropriately the conflict of whole armies or fleets, but applied to actions between small squadrons or single ships, rarely to a fight between detachments of land forces.
5. Obligation; motive; that which engages.
ENGAGER
n.One that enters into an engagement or agreement.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
ENGAGE
En *gage ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Engaged; p. pr. & vb. n. Engaging. ]Etym: [F. engager; pref. en- (L. in ) + gage pledge, pawn. See Gage. ]
1. To put under pledge; to pledge; to place under obligations to do or forbear doing something, as by a pledge, oath, or promise; to bind by contract or promise. "I to thee engaged a prince's word. " Shak.
2. To gain for service; to bring in as associate or aid; to enlist; as, to engage friends to aid in a cause; to engage men for service.
3. To gain over; to win and attach; to attract and hold; to draw. Good nature engages everybody to him. Addison.
4. To employ the attention and efforts of; to occupy; to engross; to draw on. Thus shall mankind his guardian care engage. Pope. Taking upon himself the difficult task of engaging him in conversation. Hawthorne.
5. To enter into contest with; to encounter; to bring to conflict. A favorable opportunity of engaging the enemy. Ludlow.
6. (Mach. )
Defn: To come into gear with; as, the teeth of one cogwheel engage those of another, or one part of a clutch engages the other part.
ENGAGE
ENGAGE En *gage ", v. i.
1. To promise or pledge one's self; to enter into an obligation; to become bound; to warrant. How proper the remedy for the malady, I engage not. Fuller.
2. To embark in a business; to take a part; to employ or involve one's self; to devote attention and effort; to enlist; as, to engage in controversy.
3. To enter into conflict; to join battle; as, the armies engaged in a general battle.
4. (Mach. )
Defn: To be in gear, as two cogwheels working together.
ENGAGED
ENGAGED En *gaged ", a.
1. Occupied; employed; busy.
2. Pledged; promised; especially, having the affections pledged; promised in marriage; affianced; betrothed.
3. Greatly interested; of awakened zeal; earnest.
4. Involved; esp. , involved in a hostile encounter; as, the engaged ships continued the fight. Engaged column. (Arch. ) Same as Attached column. See under Attach, v. t.
ENGAGEDLY
ENGAGEDLY En *ga "ged *ly, adv.
Defn: With attachment; with interest; earnestly.
ENGAGEDNESS
ENGAGEDNESS En *ga "ged *ness, n.
Defn: The state of being deeply interested; earnestness; zeal.
ENGAGEMENT
En *gage "ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. engagement. ]
1. The act of engaging, pledging, enlisting, occupying, or entering into contest.
2. The state of being engaged, pledged or occupied; specif. , a pledge to take some one as husband or wife.
3. That which engages; engrossing occupation; employment of the attention; obligation by pledge, promise, or contract; an enterprise embarked in; as, his engagements prevented his acceptance of any office. Religion, which is the chief engagement of our league. Milton.
4. (Mil. )
Defn: An action; a fight; a battle. In hot engagement with the Moors. Dryden.
5. (Mach. )
Defn: The state of being in gear; as, one part of a clutch is brought into engagement with the other part.
Syn. -- Vocation; business; employment; occupation; promise; stipulation; betrothal; word; battle; combat; fight; contest; conflict. See Battle.
ENGAGER
ENGAGER En *ga "ger, n.
Defn: One who enters into an engagement or agreement; a surety. Several sufficient citizens were engagers. Wood.
New American Oxford Dictionary
engage
en gage |enˈgāj ɪnˈɡeɪʤ | ▶verb 1 [ with obj. ] occupy, attract, or involve (someone's interest or attention ): he plowed on, trying to outline his plans and engage Sutton's attention. • (engage someone in ) cause someone to become involved in (a conversation or discussion ). • arrange to employ or hire (someone ): he was engaged as a trainee copywriter. • [ with infinitive ] pledge or enter into a contract to do something: he engaged to pay them $10,000 against a bond. • dated reserve (accommodations, a place, etc. ) in advance: he had engaged a small sailboat. 2 [ no obj. ] (engage in ) participate or become involved in: organizations engage in a variety of activities | (be engaged in ) : some are actively engaged in crime. • (engage with ) establish a meaningful contact or connection with: the teams needed to engage with local communities. • (of a part of a machine or engine ) move into position so as to come into operation: the clutch will not engage | [ with obj. ] : he engaged the gears and pulled out into the road. • [ with obj. ] (of fencers or swordsmen ) bring (weapons ) together preparatory to fighting. • [ with obj. ] enter into conflict or combat with (an adversary ). ORIGIN late Middle English (formerly also as ingage ): from French engager, ultimately from the base of gage 1. The word originally meant ‘to pawn or pledge something, ’ later ‘pledge oneself (to do something ),’ hence ‘enter into a contract ’ (mid 16th cent. ), ‘involve oneself in an activity, ’ ‘enter into combat ’ (mid 17th cent. ), giving rise to the notion ‘involve someone or something else. ’
engagé
en ga gé |ˌäNGgäˈZHā ˌɑnɡɑˈʒeɪ | ▶adjective (of a writer, artist, or their works ) morally committed to a particular aim or cause. ORIGIN French, past participle of engager (see engage ).
engaged
en gaged |enˈgājd ɪnˈɡeɪʤd | ▶adjective 1 [ predic. ] busy; occupied: I told him I was otherwise engaged. • Brit. (of a telephone line ) unavailable because already in use. • (of a toilet ) already in use. 2 having formally agreed to marry. 3 Architecture (of a column ) attached to or partly let into a wall.
engaged tone
engaged tone (also engaged signal ) ▶noun Brit. a sound indicating that a telephone line is engaged.
engagement
en gage ment |enˈgājmənt ɪnˈɡeɪʤmənt | ▶noun 1 a formal agreement to get married. • the duration of such an agreement: a good long engagement to give you time to be sure. 2 an arrangement to do something or go somewhere at a fixed time: a dinner engagement. 3 the action of engaging or being engaged: Britain's continued engagement in open trading | the engagement of the gears. 4 a fight or battle between armed forces. ORIGIN early 17th cent. (in the general sense ‘a legal or moral obligation ’): French, from engager ‘to pledge ’ (see engage ).
engagement ring
en gage ment ring |ɪnˈɡeɪʤmənt | ▶noun a ring given by a man to a woman when they agree to marry.
Oxford Dictionary
engage
en ¦gage |ɪnˈgeɪdʒ, ɛn- | ▶verb 1 [ with obj. ] occupy or attract (someone's interest or attention ): he ploughed on, trying to outline his plans and engage Sutton's attention | I told him I was otherwise engaged . • (engage someone in ) involve someone in (a conversation or discussion ). 2 [ no obj. ] (engage in or be engaged in ) participate or become involved in: organizations engage in a variety of activities | some are actively engaged in crime. • (engage with ) establish a meaningful contact or connection with: the teams needed to engage with local communities. 3 [ with obj. ] arrange to employ or hire (someone ): he was engaged as a trainee copywriter. • [ with infinitive ] pledge or enter into a contract to do something: he engaged to pay them £10,000 against a bond. • dated reserve (accommodation, a place, etc. ) in advance. 4 (with reference to a part of a machine or engine ) move into position so as to come into operation: [ with obj. ] : the clutch will not engage | [ with obj. ] : the driver engaged the gears and pulled out into the road. 5 [ with obj. ] (of fencers or swordsmen ) bring (weapons ) together preparatory to fighting. • [ with obj. ] enter into combat with (an enemy ). ORIGIN late Middle English (formerly also as ingage ): from French engager, ultimately from the base of gage 1. The word originally meant ‘to pawn or pledge something ’, later ‘pledge oneself (to do something ’), hence ‘enter into a contract ’ (mid 16th cent. ), ‘involve oneself in an activity ’, ‘enter into combat ’ (mid 17th cent. ), giving rise to the notion ‘involve someone or something else ’.
engagé
engagé |ˌɒ̃gaˈʒeɪ | ▶adjective (of a writer or artist ) committed to a particular aim or cause. ORIGIN French, past participle of engager (see engage ).
engaged
en |gaged |ɪnˈgeɪdʒd, ɛn- | ▶adjective 1 [ predic. ] busy; occupied. • Brit. (of a telephone line ) unavailable because already in use. • (of a toilet ) already in use. 2 having formally agreed to marry. 3 Architecture (of a column ) attached to or partly let into a wall.
engaged tone
engaged tone (also engaged signal ) ▶noun Brit. a sound indicating that a telephone line is engaged.
engagement
en ¦gage |ment |ɪnˈgeɪdʒm (ə )nt, ɛn- | ▶noun 1 a formal agreement to get married. • the duration of an agreement to get married: a good long engagement to give you time to be sure. 2 an arrangement to do something or go somewhere at a fixed time: a dinner engagement. 3 [ mass noun ] the action of engaging or being engaged: Britain's continued engagement in open trading. 4 a fight or battle between armed forces. ORIGIN early 17th cent. (in the general sense ‘a legal or moral obligation ’): French, from engager ‘to pledge ’ (see engage ).
engagement ring
en ¦gage |ment ring ▶noun a ring given by a man to a woman when they agree to marry.
American Oxford Thesaurus
engage
engage verb 1 tasks that engage children's interest: capture, catch, arrest, grab, snag, draw, attract, gain, win, hold, grip, captivate, engross, absorb, occupy. ANTONYMS lose. 2 he engaged a landscaper to do the job: employ, hire, recruit, take on, secure the services of, put on the payroll, enroll, appoint. ANTONYMS dismiss. 3 he engaged to pay them $10,000: contract, promise, agree, pledge, vow, covenant, commit oneself, bind oneself, undertake, enter into an agreement. 4 the chance to engage in many social activities: participate in, take part in, join in, become involved in, go in for, partake in /of, share in, play a part /role in; have a hand in, be a party to, enter into. 5 infantry units engaged the enemy: fight, do battle with, wage war on /against, attack, take on, set upon, clash with, skirmish with; encounter, meet. 6 he engaged the gears: interlock, interconnect, mesh, intermesh, fit together, join, join together, unite, connect, couple. ANTONYMS disengage.
engaged
engaged adjective 1 he's otherwise engaged: busy, occupied, unavailable; informal tied up. ANTONYMS free, unoccupied. 2 she's engaged to an American guy: betrothed, promised in marriage, pledged in marriage; attached; informal spoken for; literary affianced; archaic plighted, espoused. ANTONYMS unattached. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See busy . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.
engagement
engagement noun 1 they broke off their engagement: marriage contract; dated betrothal; archaic espousal. 2 a social engagement: appointment, meeting, arrangement, commitment; date, assignation, rendezvous; literary tryst. 3 the first engagement of the war: battle, fight, clash, confrontation, encounter, conflict, skirmish; warfare, action, combat, hostilities; informal dogfight.
Oxford Thesaurus
engage
engage verb 1 the tasks must engage the children's interest: capture, catch, arrest, grab, seize, draw, attract, gain, win, captivate, hold, grip, engross, absorb, occupy. ANTONYMS lose. 2 he engaged a nursemaid to look after them: employ, hire, recruit, take on, take into employment, secure the services of, put on the payroll, enrol, appoint, commission, enlist; retain, have in employment, have on the payroll; informal take on board. ANTONYMS dismiss. 3 he engaged to pay them £10,000: contract, promise, agree, pledge, vow, covenant, commit oneself, bind oneself, undertake, enter into an agreement, reach an agreement, negotiate a deal. 4 they like to engage in active sports | in 1793 he wrote a famous letter to King George III refusing to engage in trade: participate in, take part in, join in, become involved in, go in for, partake in /of, occupy oneself with, throw oneself into; share in, play a part in, play a role in, be a participant in, be associated with, have a hand in, be a party to, enter into, undertake, embark on, set about, launch into. 5 they were sent to engage enemy aircraft: do battle with, fight with, enter into combat with, wage war on, wage war against, take up arms against, attack, mount an attack on, take on, set upon, clash with, skirmish with, grapple with, wrest with; encounter, meet; informal scrap with. 6 he engaged the gears with a crash: interlock, interconnect, mesh, intermesh, fit together, join together, join, unite, connect, yoke, mate, couple. ANTONYMS disengage.
engaged
engaged adjective 1 the phone lines are constantly engaged: busy, unavailable, occupied; in use, active; informal tied up; (be engaged ) have a prior engagement. ANTONYMS free; unoccupied. 2 many engaged couples had to postpone their weddings: betrothed, affianced, promised in marriage; attached, involved; informal spoken for; archaic plighted, espoused. ANTONYMS unattached. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD engaged, busy, occupied, active See busy . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.
engagement
engagement noun 1 they broke off their engagement: betrothal, betrothment, marriage contract; French fiançailles; archaic plighting of one's troth, espousal, affiance, affiancing, handfast; rare sponsalia, subarrhation. 2 he had a business engagement that morning: appointment, arrangement, commitment, meeting, interview, consultation, session; date, assignation, rendezvous; literary tryst. 3 some 80,000 workers were on more than a three-year engagement: contract, agreement, bond, pact, compact, covenant, pledge, promise, obligation, stipulation. 4 Britain's continued engagement in open trading: participation, participating, taking part, sharing, partaking, involvement, association. 5 his engagement as a curate: employment, appointment, work, job, post, situation; hiring, hire, enrolment, enrolling, enlisting; apprenticing. 6 all of his men were killed in an engagement at sea: battle, fight, clash, confrontation, encounter, conflict, struggle, skirmish, affray, attack, assault, offensive; warfare, action, combat; hostilities; informal dogfight, shoot-out, scrap.
Duden Dictionary
Engagement
En ga ge ment , En gage ment Substantiv, Neutrum , das |ãgaʒ (ə )ˈmãː |das Engagement; Genitiv: des Engagements, Plural: die Engagements französisch engagement 1 a ohne Plural [persönlicher ] Einsatz aus [weltanschaulicher ] Verbundenheit; Gefühl des Verpflichtetseins zu etwas ihr soziales Engagement | sein Engagement für Gerechtigkeit b [militärische, geschäftliche ] Bindung, Verpflichtung das militärische Engagement der USA in Europa | die Bank hat ihr Engagement auf dem chinesischen Markt ausgebaut 2 berufliche Verpflichtung, Anstellung eines Künstlers, Artisten o. Ä. ein Engagement suchen | sie hat ihr Engagement verlängert
French Dictionary
engageant
engageant , ante adj. adjectif Aimable. : Des paroles engageantes. SYNONYME chaleureux ; encourageant . Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le participe présent invariable engageant. Ses paroles n ’engageant que lui, nous n ’entendons pas être tenus responsables de ses promesses. Note Orthographique enga geant.
engagement
engagement n. m. nom masculin 1 Promesse. : Je vous promets que je ferai mon possible: c ’est un engagement et je respecte mes engagements. SYNONYME pacte ; parole ; serment . 2 Fait de prendre position, de travailler au service d ’une cause. 3 Recrutement d ’un salarié, d ’un cadre. : L ’entreprise a procédé à l ’engagement de 15 personnes. FORME FAUTIVE engagement. Anglicisme au sens de rendez-vous. : J ’ai un rendez-vous (et non *engagement ) avec le directeur à 13 heures.
engager
engager v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif 1 Introduire. : Lulu engagea sa clé dans la serrure. SYNONYME enfoncer ; mettre . 2 Recruter. : Nous avons engagé deux étudiants comme stagiaires. SYNONYME embaucher . 3 finances Dans une entreprise, un organisme, utiliser de l ’argent à une fin particulière. : Engager une dépense. Des dépenses engagées (et non *encourues ). verbe pronominal 1 Se lier par une promesse, contracter un engagement. : Nous nous sommes engagés à nettoyer la classe, mais cela ne vous engage pas à nous récompenser. SYNONYME promettre . Note Syntaxique En ce sens, le verbe se construit avec la préposition à suivie de l ’infinitif. 2 Commencer. : Le dialogue s ’engage. S ’engager dans une nouvelle aventure. Les négociations s ’engagent bien. 3 Pénétrer. : La voiture s ’engagea dans une ruelle. SYNONYME entrer ; introduire . Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Les pourparlers se sont bien engagés. FORME FAUTIVE ligne engagée. Anglicisme pour ligne occupée. changer Conjugaison Le g est suivi d ’un e devant les lettres a et o. Il engagea, nous engageons.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
engage
en gage /ɪnɡéɪdʒ /〖語源は 「物を質に入れる 」〗(形 )engaged, (名 )engagement 動詞 ～s /-ɪz /; ～d /-d /; engaging (!be ～dなどの分詞形容詞用法については →engaged ) 他動詞 1 ｟かたく ｠〈人 物などが 〉〈注意 関心 〉を引く , 引きつける (→engaging ); 〖engage A in B 〗A 〈人 〉をB 〈会話 議論など 〉に引き込む , 加える ▸ They tried to engage me in conversation .彼らは私を会話に加えようとした 2 ｟かたく ｠ «…するために /…として » 〈人など 〉を雇用する «to do /as » (!専門職を臨時に雇うことを含意; →employ ) ▸ They engaged her to write a script [as a sales manager ].彼らは脚本執筆のために [営業部長として ]彼女を雇った 3 【歯車などと 】〈歯車など 〉をかみ合わせる «with » (↔disengage )▸ engage the gears [clutch ]ギア [クラッチ ]を入れる 4 ｟かたく ｠〈敵 〉と交戦する, 〈味方 〉を交戦させる .5 〖～ A in B 〗〈事などが 〉A 〈人 〉をB 〈行為など 〉にかかわらせる (occupy ) (!～ oneselfは ｟まれ ｠) .6 ｟古 ｠〈座席 客室など 〉を予約する (reserve ).7 〘フェンシング 〙〈剣 〉を組み合わせる .8 ｟やや古 ｠〖～ to do /that節 〗〈人が 〉…すると […ということを ]誓約 [保証, 請け負い ]する .自動詞 1 ｟かたく ｠〖engage in A 〗〈人が 〉A 〈行為など 〉を行う , Aに携わる, 関係する , 参加 [従事 ]する ▸ engage in sex [work ]性行為 [仕事 ]を行う .2 ｟かたく ｠〈人が 〉 (よりよい理解のために )【事 人々などに 】かかわる, ふれあう «with » ▸ engage with new ideas 新しい考えを理解しようとする 3 【会話 議論などに 】引き込まれる , 加わる «in » .4 «…と » 〈歯車などが 〉かみ合う «with » .5 ｟かたく ｠【敵と 】交戦する «against , with » ; 〈両陣営が 〉交戦する ▸ The captain said to the crew “Engage !”艦長は乗組員に向かって 「突撃! 」と指示を出した 6 ｟やや古 ｠〈人が 〉 «…を » 誓約 [保証 , 請け負い ]する «for » .
engaged
en gaged /ɪnɡéɪdʒd /→engage 形容詞 比較なし 1 a. 〖be engaged (to A )〗(A 〈人 〉と ) 婚約している [する ] (!(1 )｟コーパス ｠状態と動作のいずれも表すが, 動作を明確に表すときはbeの代わりにgetやbecomeを用いる. (2 )「婚約指輪 」はengagement ring ) ▸ I am engaged (to be married ) to [╳with ] John. ≒John and I are engaged .私はジョンと婚約している b. 〖名詞 の前で 〗婚約している 〈男女 〉▸ congratulate the engaged couple 婚約中の2人を祝福する 2 ｟かたく ｠a. 〖be engaged in A 〗〈人などが 〉A 〈行為など 〉を行っている , Aに携わっている , 関係 [参加, 従事 ]している (!(1 )Aは 名詞 動名. (2 )時にinの代わりにon, ｟よりかたく ｠uponが用いられる ) ▸ be engaged in criminal [political ] activities 犯罪 [政治 ]活動に携わる ▸ be actively engaged in campaigning against abortion 妊娠中絶反対運動に積極的に参加している .b. 〖be ～〗〈人が 〉【用事で /来客などで 】多忙である , 手がふさがっている (busy ) «in , on /with » ▸ be otherwise engaged ほかの用事でふさがっている 3 ｟英 ｠a. (電話で )〈回線 番号 人が 〉話し中で [の ](｟主に米 ｠busy )▸ The line [number ] is engaged .話し中である (≒｟主に米 ｠The line is busy. )▸ an engaged signal [tone ]話し中の発信音 b. (掲示で )〈公衆トイレが 〉使用中で (｟主に米 ｠occupied )(↔vacant ).c. 〈物が 〉使用中で .4 ｟古 ｠〈座席 客室などが 〉予約済みで .5 〘建 〙〈柱などが 〉壁に埋め込まれて .
engagement
en gage ment /ɪnɡéɪdʒmənt /→engage 名詞 複 ～s /-ts /1 C 〖通例単数形で 〗【人との 】婚約 «to » ; 婚約期間 ▸ announce [break off, cancel ] one's engagement to Philip フィリップとの婚約を発表 [解消 ]する 2 C «…する /…との » (面会の )約束 , (公務の )予定, 取り決め ; 用事 «to do /with » ; «…との » 契約 , 協約 «with » ▸ carry out public [official ] engagements 公務をこなす ▸ have a previous engagement with another person 別の人との先約がある ▸ because of a prior engagement 先約のために 3 U ｟かたく ｠(よりよい理解のための ) «人 事などとの /…における » かかわり, ふれあい «with /in » .4 C U 〘軍 〙交戦 , 戦闘 .5 C U ｟かたく ｠雇用 (期間 ).6 U (歯車などの )かみ合わせ .～́ p à rty 婚約パーティ .～́ r ì ng 婚約指輪 (╳ engage ringとしない ).
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