engage in a conversation

engage in a conversation
index communicate, discuss, speak

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  • engage — [en gāj′, ingāj′] vt. engaged, engaging [ME engagen < OFr engagier: see EN 1 & GAGE1] 1. Obs. to give or assign as security for a debt, etc. 2. to bind (oneself) by a promise; pledge; specif. (now only in the passive), to bind by a promise of… …   English World dictionary

  • engage — [[t]ɪnge͟ɪʤ[/t]] ♦♦♦ engages, engaging, engaged 1) VERB If you engage in an activity, you do it or are actively involved with it. [FORMAL] [V in n] I have never engaged in the drug trade... [V in n] You can engage in croquet on the south lawn. 2) …   English dictionary

  • conversation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brief, short ▪ lengthy, long ▪ We engaged in a long conversation. ▪ endless, pointless …   Collocations dictionary

  • conversation — con|ver|sa|tion W2S1 [ˌkɔnvəˈseıʃən US ˌka:nvər ] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin conversatio, from conversari; CONVERSE1] [U and C] an informal talk in which people exchange news, feelings, and thoughts ▪ a telephone conversation …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • engage — v. 1) (D; tr.) to engage as (to engage smb. as a guide) 2) (d; intr., tr.) to engage in (to engage in sports; to engage smb. in conversation) 3) (d; intr.) to engage with (the first gear engages with the second) 4) (H) we engaged him to drive us… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • engage — en|gage [ ın geıdʒ ] verb ** 1. ) transitive FORMAL to attract and keep someone s interest or attention: A good radio script should be able to engage the listener. a ) to start to employ someone or use their services: The company is to engage a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • conversation — (kon vèr sa sion ; en poésie, de cinq syllabes) s. f. 1°   Échange de propos sur tout ce que fournit la circonstance. •   Bien écouter et bien répondre est une des plus grandes perfections qu on puisse avoir dans la conversation, LAROCHEF. Max.… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • engage in — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms engage in : present tense I/you/we/they engage in he/she/it engages in present participle engaging in past tense engaged in past participle engaged in formal 1) engage in something to take part in a particular …   English dictionary

  • engage — en|gage W3 [ınˈgeıdʒ] v formal [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: engager, from gage something given as a promise ] 1.) [I always + preposition] to be doing or to become involved in an activity engage in/on/upon ▪ Only 10% of American adults… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • engage — verb ADVERB ▪ actively, directly ▪ Our contributors are actively engaging with tradition. ▪ fully, seriously ▪ constructively, effectively …   Collocations dictionary

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