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Search phrase: engage

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Antony and CleopatraAC IV.vii.1Retire! We have engaged ourselves too far.Retire, we haue engag'd our selues too farre:
As You Like ItAYL V.iv.163.1I do engage my life.I do engage my life.
The Comedy of ErrorsCE V.i.162And I to thee engaged a prince's word,And I to thee ingag'd a Princes word, 
HamletHam III.iii.69Art more engaged! Help, angels! Make assay.Art more ingag'd: Helpe Angels, make assay:
Henry IV Part 11H4 I.i.21We are impressed and engaged to fight – We are impressed and ingag'd to fight,
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iv.499And Sheriff, I will engage my word to thee,And Sherife, I will engage my word to thee,
Henry IV Part 11H4 IV.iii.95Indeed his King – to be engaged in Wales,Indeede his King, to be engag'd in Wales,
Henry IV Part 11H4 V.ii.43And Westmorland that was engaged did bear it,And Westmerland that was ingag'd did beare it,
Henry IV Part 22H4 I.i.180We all that are engaged to this lossWe all that are engaged to this losse,
Julius CaesarJC II.i.127Than honesty to honesty engagedThen Honesty to Honesty ingag'd,
Julius CaesarJC II.i.307All my engagements I will construe to thee,All my engagements, I will construe to thee,
King Edward IIIE3 II.i.208Engage thy power to redeem my joys,Ingage thy power to redeeme my Ioyes,
King Edward IIIE3 IV.v.98Engaged his word, writ down his noble hand,Ingagde his word, writ downe his noble hand,
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.iii.176To break the vow I am engaged in,To breake the vow I am ingaged in.
The Merchant of VeniceMV III.ii.261I have engaged myself to a dear friend,I haue ingag'd my selfe to a deere friend,
The Merchant of VeniceMV III.ii.262Engaged my friend to his mere enemy,Ingag'd my friend to his meere enemie
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND I.i.138O spite! – too old to be engaged to young.O spight! too old to be ingag'd to yong.
Much Ado About NothingMA IV.i.326Enough, I am engaged; I will challenge him.Enough, I am engagde, I will challenge him,
OthelloOth III.iii.459.1I here engage my words.I heere engage my words.
Richard IIR2 I.iii.17Who hither come engaged by my oath, – Who hither comes engaged by my oath
Richard IIR2 IV.i.56Engage it to the trial if thou darest.
Richard IIR2 IV.i.71.1He throws down his gageEngage it to the Triall, if thou dar'st.
Richard IIR2 IV.i.71Engage it to the trial if thou darest.
Timon of AthensTim II.ii.151'Tis all engaged, some forfeited and gone,'Tis all engag'd, some forfeyted and gone,
Troilus and CressidaTC II.ii.125Which hath our several honours all engagedWhich hath our seuerall Honours all engag'd
Troilus and CressidaTC V.iii.68And I do stand engaged to many Greeks,And I do stand engag'd to many Greekes,

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Glossary

 61 result(s).
actionengagement, combat, fighting
actionencounter, engagement, exploit
affiancebetroth, engage, promise solemnly
affyengage, betrothe, espouse
answerengage with, encounter, meet [in fight]
assuredbetrothed, engaged
broilsubject to great heat; also: be engaged in a struggle
bucklegrapple, engage, fight at close quarters
buckleprepare for battle, engage in warfare
busyalways engaged, active, constantly occupied
caperengage in a dancing contest
closeengagement, encounter, confrontation
comeleave the field of combat, disengage
conjureengage in magic, cast spells, invoke supernatural aid
contemplatepray, meditate, engage in contemplation
contendfight, engage in combat, struggle
contractbetroth, engage
coursebout, engagement, encounter
dallyflirt, be amorous, engage in love-play
disjoindisengage, separate [oneself]
embarkengage in an enterprise, involve in an undertaking
encounterskirmish, assault, engagement
engagepledge, give the guarantee of
engagetake up a gage, accept a challenge
engagehold as a hostage
engageinvolve in, associate with
engagemortgage, put in pawn
engageenter into combat, make an attack
engagedentangled, involved, trapped
engagedpledged, bound, sworn
enterenter into, engage in
entertainenter upon, engage in, accept
entertainoccupy, engage, fill up
exerciseengage in manly sports, practise the martial arts
fieldengaged in military operations, in military array
fieldedin the battlefield, engaged in battle
flagdeclare war, engage in battle
hour[time of] appointment, engagement, meeting
ingagedengaged [to her]; or: not promised [to anyone else]
lanceengage in a jousting contest
meddlefight, engage in combat, exchange blows
new-trothedrecently engaged
personalpersonally engaged, present in person
plightbetroth, engage
plightedpledged, promised, engaged
practiseengage in, carry on, take up
prestengaged, made ready, hired
procreantperson engaged in procreation, copulator
promisehave an engagement elsewhere
questantseeker, searcher, someone engaged in a quest
stratagemsoldierly action, well commanded engagement
strikefight, engage in fighting
sub-contractedalready betrothed, engaged a second time
taskoccupy, engage, make demands on
tirebe exercised, be actively engaged
troth-plightengagement, act of betrothal
troth-plightengaged, betrothed
undertaketake on, fight with, engage in combat with
usemake use of, engage [in], practise [with]
usesatisfy, fulfil, engage in
wagerisk, venture upon, engage in

Thesaurus

 71 result(s).
actively engaged, betire
always engagedbusy
battle, engage inflag
combat, engage inundertake
combat, engage incontend
combat, engage inengage
combat, engage inmeddle
contemplation, engage incontemplate
dancing contest, engage in acaper
disengagecome
disengagedisjoin
engage [betroth]affy
engage [betroth]affiance
engage [betroth]contract
engage [betroth]plight
engage [fight]buckle
engage [occupy]task
engage [occupy]entertain
engage inuse
engage inuse
engage inwage
engage inenter
engage inentertain
engage inpractise
engage in a dancing contestcaper
engage in a jousting contestlance
engage in an enterpriseembark
engage in combatcontend
engage in combatmeddle
engage in combatengage
engage in combatundertake
engage in fightingstrike
engage in manly sportsexercise
engage in warfarebuckle
engage withanswer
engagedassured
engagedtroth-plight
engagedplighted
engagedprest
engagedingaged
engaged a second timesub-contracted
engaged in a struggle, bebroil
engaged in battlefielded
engaged in military operationsfield
engaged, alwaysbusy
engaged, be activelytire
engaged, recentlynew-trothed
engagement [betrothal]troth-plight
engagement [encounter]action
engagement [encounter]hour
engagement [fighting]action
engagement [fighting]course
engagement [fighting]close
engagement [fighting]encounter
engagement elsewhere, have anpromise
engagement, well commanded stratagem
enterprise, engage in anembark
jousting contest, engage in alance
love-play, engage indally
magic, engage inconjure
military operations, engaged infield
personally engagedpersonal
procreation, person engaged inprocreant
quest, someone engaged in aquestrist
quest, someone engaged in aquestant
recently engagednew-trothed
second time, engaged asub-contracted
sports, engage in manlyexercise
struggle, be engaged in a broil
warfare, engage inbuckle
well commanded engagementstratagem

Themes and Topics

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a- as a particle... be ‘a-feasting’ is as it were ‘to be engaged in the time-consuming activity of feas...
Address forms...4 tg ii iv 152 theseus to hippolyta [engaged couple] lorenzo to jessica [lovers]...
Thou and you...a soul benedick enough i am engaged i will challenge him i will kiss you...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
ENGAGEBASICsee GAGE
GAGEBASICengage v, engaged adj, engagement n

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