engage in
phrasal verb
engaged in; engaging in; engages in
1
: to do (something)
At college she engaged in various sports.
We don't engage in that sort of behavior.
2
: to cause (someone) to take part in (something)
She engaged him in conversation.
Examples of engage in in a Sentence
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The musician and his model girlfriend got engaged in April 2012 before tying the knot in an outdoor ceremony in Charlotte, Tennessee, that following September.
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Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024
Related Articles On the campaign trail, Kennedy has portrayed himself as vibrant and youthful compared to Biden and Trump, engaging in strenuous activities like skiing and weightlifting.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 8 May 2024
Citizens would work the land or engage in trade to meet their needs instead of creating massive farms, plantations, or industrial plants designed to generate immense profit.
—TIME, 6 May 2024
In November, University of Chicago Police Department officers arrested nonviolent protestors who engaged in a sit-in at the university’s admissions office.
—Avani Kalra, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2024
The university has accused student demonstrators of engaging in the kind of activity that flies in the face of Chicago’s culture — including shouting down counter demonstrators and destroying an installation of Israeli flags.
—Jeremy W. Peters Jamie Kelter Davis, New York Times, 6 May 2024
Finding a local parent group, setting up a playdate, or even engaging in an extracurricular activity can help.
—Sarah Bregel, Parents, 26 Apr. 2024
The longtime couple were spotted out and about on a walk in Los Angeles together on Wednesday, April 24, engaged in conversation.
—Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2024
Fred Abrahams, a researcher with Human Rights Watch, explains that this approach is just one example of a new generation of conservation technology that could act as a check on anyone engaged in resource exploitation.
—Karen Bakker, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2024
Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024
Related Articles On the campaign trail, Kennedy has portrayed himself as vibrant and youthful compared to Biden and Trump, engaging in strenuous activities like skiing and weightlifting.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 8 May 2024
Citizens would work the land or engage in trade to meet their needs instead of creating massive farms, plantations, or industrial plants designed to generate immense profit.
—TIME, 6 May 2024
In November, University of Chicago Police Department officers arrested nonviolent protestors who engaged in a sit-in at the university’s admissions office.
—Avani Kalra, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2024
The university has accused student demonstrators of engaging in the kind of activity that flies in the face of Chicago’s culture — including shouting down counter demonstrators and destroying an installation of Israeli flags.
—Jeremy W. Peters Jamie Kelter Davis, New York Times, 6 May 2024
Finding a local parent group, setting up a playdate, or even engaging in an extracurricular activity can help.
—Sarah Bregel, Parents, 26 Apr. 2024
The longtime couple were spotted out and about on a walk in Los Angeles together on Wednesday, April 24, engaged in conversation.
—Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2024
Fred Abrahams, a researcher with Human Rights Watch, explains that this approach is just one example of a new generation of conservation technology that could act as a check on anyone engaged in resource exploitation.
—Karen Bakker, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2024
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“Engage in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/engage%20in. Accessed 12 May. 2024.
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