Word Definitions & Examples
verb
Sense 1
get caught
"make sure the gear is engaged"
Opposites:
disengage
Type of:
touch
Kinds of:
lock
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb
Sense 2
"I''m retaining a lawyer"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 3
"Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 4
Kinds of:
recruit
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE
verb
Sense 5
"engaged the gears"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 6
"She pursued many activities"
"They engaged in a discussion"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 7
Type of:
vow
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
verb
Sense 8
"They hired two new secretaries in the department"
"How many people has she employed?"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 9
"Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"
Type of:
interest
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb
Sense 10
"We took an apartment on a quiet street"
"Let''s rent a car"
"Shall we take a guide in Rome?"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE
Semantic Complexity
78%
Sense Count
10
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
79
Times Searched
3
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