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.
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The official said that Canada, Brazil and Germany, among others, are engaged in subsidies regarding lumber that put the United States at a disadvantage.
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CBS News, 1 Mar. 2025
The workers were engaged in highway widening and blacktopping projects along a 31-mile stretch from Mana, the last village on the Indian side, to the Mana Pass bordering Tibet.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 1 Mar. 2025
The former couple got engaged in 2012 and announced their split in 2016.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 1 Mar. 2025
Trump and Vance call Zelensky 'disrespectful' The final ten minutes of the nearly 45-minute meeting grew tense as Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Zelensky engaged in a heated exchange.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
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CBS News, 1 Mar. 2025
The workers were engaged in highway widening and blacktopping projects along a 31-mile stretch from Mana, the last village on the Indian side, to the Mana Pass bordering Tibet.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 1 Mar. 2025
The former couple got engaged in 2012 and announced their split in 2016.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 1 Mar. 2025
Trump and Vance call Zelensky 'disrespectful' The final ten minutes of the nearly 45-minute meeting grew tense as Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Zelensky engaged in a heated exchange.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Engage in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/engage%20in. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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