engagieren

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from French engager, replacing the verb ending with -ieren. Compare English engage, Portuguese engajar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ãɡaˈʒiːʁən/
  • Rhymes: -iːʁən
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  • Hyphenation: en‧ga‧gie‧ren

Verb

engagieren (weak, third-person singular present engagiert, past tense engagierte, past participle engagiert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to engage (to hire an artist)
  2. (reflexive) to get involved, to be involved
    Synonym: hingeben
    • 1996, Die Sterne (lyrics and music), “Swinging Safari”, in Posen:
      Eines Tages kommst du heim vom Angeln / Du hattest nichts an der Leine und erst recht nichts gefangen / Deine Augen im Spiegel sind genauso frustriert / Als hättest du dich politisch engagiert
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