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engaging

[en-gey-jing]

Example Sentences Origin

adjective

winning; attractive; pleasing: an engaging smile.

Origin:
1665–75; engage + -ing²

Related forms

en·gag·ing·ly, adverb

en·gag·ing·ness, noun

qua·si-en·gag·ing, adjective

qua·si-en·gag·ing·ly, adverb

un·en·gag·ing, adjective

Synonyms
charming, agreeable.

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Example Sentences

Markson's wry, elliptical novels were almost always surprisingly engaging and underappreciated.

Students enroll in an online program with self-paced media and engaging courses.

He visualised photography as a way of engaging with the.

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Markson's wry, elliptical novels were almost always surprisingly engaging and underappreciated.

Students enroll in an online program with self-paced media and engaging courses.

He visualised photography as a way of engaging with the.

History comes alive in this engaging and lavishly illustrated chronicle.

But engaging in a tasteless, sleazy diversion is different from doing something dangerous.

The color captured in the picture and its arrangement was eye engaging.

They inspire us, give us new ideas and show us that engaging with.

His affectionate embraces, warm and engaging smile and eternal sense of optimism created his own special aura.

We typically seek projects engaging one or more big questions lying within and at the intersection of multiple disciplines.

These films highlight inspiring and engaging ideas that enable us to.

Perfect combination of engaging visuals and text brings the past to life.

The rules are simple enough for kids to learn, and the game was creative and engaging.

We wanted to break down that silo, because engaging with other patrons can add to your experience and memories of the dinner.

Sometimes claymation is used to create engaging and detailed characters who seem, in some ways, more alive than living creatures.

The prisoner swap has shown the benefits of engaging the other side in constructive dialogue.

Lopez's free-speech rights by engaging in viewpoint discrimination and retaliation because he disagreed with the.

China deserves credit for engaging a continent that desperately needs investment.

Levitov writes in a refreshingly down-to-earth voice, her insecurities and concern for her students plainly engaging.

It also survives as a model of logical thought, and a vibrant and engaging work of literature.

We've driven it, and few cars so beautifully blend luxury and performance in a package so engaging.

Engaging those pressured faculty members can be a challenge when a crisis hits.

Yet his engaging memoir suggests he found it a positive experience.

Learn facts about the natural world while you play this engaging photo-hunt game.

The combination of mind-blowing insights, engaging speakers, and globally-relevant topics is about as.

But he also devotes significant time to engaging high-school students and the public in engineering.

It is a subtle and engaging distillation of oceans of data.

Inspire kids with educational videos about animals and geography, and with engaging games and toys.

The intriguing new multiplayer tasks him with leading teams, managing resources and engaging in city politics.

Drawing on stuff isn't the same as engaging in the scientific method.

Worse, they think nothing of engaging in actual manual labour in their pursuit of knowledge.

The fact that the kid in the middle is really smiling and engaging the photographer is a good.

Preventing the state's youth from engaging in an activity as traditional as.

There were also sessions on designing a syllabus, creating engaging learning environments, and mentoring students of color.

From teenagers to corporate executives, the new bloggers all have reasons of their own for engaging in this new pursuit.

Greg has created not only a scientific tool, but also a major collaborative research program engaging scientists worldwide.

We've driven it, and few cars so beautifully blend luxury and performance in a package so engaging and.

Professors should feel comfortable engaging students on the issue in the.

Engaging characters and exciting stories are certainly part of the books' appeal.

Their pieces, engaging and entertaining all, express the whole range of emotions that learning any new language entails.

The scene could have been exponentially more engaging without all that needless dead time.

Yet engaging suppliers is vital, because many firms have direct control over only a small part of their products' footprints.

Comprehensive and authoritative, yet engaging and user-friendly, it.

The interface is simple and intuitive, and the activities are well thought-out and engaging.

But none of this is woven into an engaging narrative here.

We haven't reached out to the public in an inspiring, engaging way.

Flying artwork is considerably more engaging than hanging it on the fridge.

In general, both books succeed in being as engaging to the layman as to the practising or studying doctor.

The dramatic and engaging text chronicles our fascination with our nearest planetary neighbor.

McGonigal believes that games, after three decades of engaging people on wildly different levels, offer the solution:.

Help your child stay interested by engaging him in discussions while you monitor the compost together.

Educators are frequently asked to create a quality curriculum without the tools to make truly engaging lessons.

His thick and engaging autobiography is crammed with this kind of excitement.

Holding the weight with one or two hands, or engaging in different motions targets the biceps, chest or triceps.

Engaging and humorous, it's a view of the animal kingdom that the whole family.

They have also been seen engaging in grooming behavior with red colobus monkeys.

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verb (used with object)

to occupy the attention or efforts of (a person or persons): He engaged her in conversation.

to secure for aid, employment, use, etc.; hire: to engage a worker; to engage a room.

to attract and hold fast: The novel engaged her attention and interest.

to attract or please: His good nature engages everyone.

to bind, as by pledge, promise, contract, or oath; make liable: He engaged himself to repay his debt within a month.

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to betroth (usually used in the passive): They were engaged last week.

to bring (troops) into conflict; enter into conflict with: Our army engaged the enemy.

Mechanics. to cause (gears or the like) to become interlocked; interlock with.

to attach or secure.

10.

Obsolete. to entangle or involve.

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verb (used without object)

11.

to occupy oneself; become involved: to engage in business or politics.

12.

to take employment: She engaged in her mother's business.

13.

to pledge one's word; assume an obligation: I was unwilling to engage on such terms.

14.

to cross weapons; enter into conflict: The armies engaged early in the morning.

15.

Mechanics. (of gears or the like) to interlock.

Origin:
1515–25; < Middle French engager, Old French engagier. See en-¹, gage¹

Related forms

en·gag·er, noun

Synonyms
1. absorb, engross, interest, involve.

Antonyms
2. discharge. 8. release.

Link To engaging

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World English Dictionary

engaging (ɪnˈɡeɪdʒɪŋ)

—*adj*
	pleasing, charming, or winning

en'gagingly

—*adv*

en'gagingness

—n

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Word Origin & History

engage

early 15c., from M.Fr. engagier, from O.Fr. en gage "under pledge," from en "make" + gage "pledge," through Frankish from P.Gmc. *wadiare "pledge" (showing the common evolution of Gmc. -w- to Fr. -g-; cf. Guillaume from Wilhelm). Specific sense of "promise to marry" first recorded 1727. Related: Engaged.

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engaging

interesting, 1670s, prp. adj. from engage.

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