engage
1 verb interest, attention TRANSITIVEmeall verb the teacher must engage all the children caithfidh an múinteoir aird na bpáistí uile a mhealladhshe's otherwise engaged tá rud éigin eile ar siúl aici, tá sí gafa le rud éigin eile, tá cúram eile uirthi 2 verb sb in conversation etc TRANSITIVEtarraing isteach páirt a thabhairt dowe want to engage young people in debate ba mhaith linn go mbeadh daoine óga páirteach sa díospóireacht, ba mhaith linn daoine óga a chur ag plé cúrsaíshe doesn't want to engage in conversation níl aon fhonn comhrá uirthiShow full entry
3 verb in activity INTRANSITIVEtéigh i mbun páirt a ghlacadh ihe's engaged in research tá sé i mbun taighde, tá taighde ar siúl aigewe'll have to engage with this problem caithfimid déileáil leis an bhfadhb seo, ní mór dúinn dul i ngleic leis an bhfadhb seo 4 verb form relationship with INTRANSITIVEcaidreamh a bhunú letéigh i dteagmháil le we need to engage directly with the community caithfimid dul i dteagmháil go díreach leis an bpobal 5 verb employ sb TRANSITIVEfostaigh verb 6 verb enter into contract INTRANSITIVEhe then engaged as a consultant chuaigh sé ag obair mar chomhairleoir ansin, ghlac sé le post mar chomhairleoir ansin 7 verb reserve in advance TRANSITIVEcuir in áirithe 8 verb machine part etc INTRANSITIVEoibrigh verb turn the wheel and the pedal will engage cas an roth agus oibreoidh an troitheán 9 verb move (machine part) TRANSITIVEcuir ag obair oibrigh verb you'll have to engage the clutch ní mór duit an chrág a oibriú 10 verb MIL enter into combat with TRANSITIVEtéigh i dtreis letéigh i ngleic le the army engaged the enemy chuaigh an t-arm i ngleic leis an namhaidthey're engaged in combat tá siad i mbun comhraic