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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Encage \En*cage"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Encaged; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Engaging.] [Pref. en- + cage: cf. F. encager.]
     To confine in a cage; to coop up. --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Engage \En*gage"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Engaged; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Engaging.] [F. engager; pref. en- (L. in) + gage pledge,
     pawn. See Gage.]
     1. To put under pledge; to pledge; to place under obligations
        to do or forbear doing something, as by a pledge, oath, or
        promise; to bind by contract or promise. ``I to thee
        engaged a prince's word.'' --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To gain for service; to bring in as associate or aid; to
        enlist; as, to engage friends to aid in a cause; to engage
        men for service.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To gain over; to win and attach; to attract and hold; to
        draw.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Good nature engages everybody to him. --Addison.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To employ the attention and efforts of; to occupy; to
        engross; to draw on.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Thus shall mankind his guardian care engage. --Pope.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Taking upon himself the difficult task of engaging
              him in conversation.                  --Hawthorne.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To enter into contest with; to encounter; to bring to
        conflict.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A favorable opportunity of engaging the enemy.
                                                    --Ludlow.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. (Mach.) To come into gear with; as, the teeth of one
        cogwheel engage those of another, or one part of a clutch
        engages the other part.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Engaging \En*ga"ging\, a.
     Tending to draw the attention or affections; attractive; as,
     engaging manners or address. -- En*ga"ging*ly, adv. --
     En*ga"ging*ness, n.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Engaging and disengaging gear or Engaging and disengaging
     machinery, that in which, or by means of which, one part is
        alternately brought into gear or out of gear with another
        part, as occasion may require.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Engage \En*gage"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Engaged; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Engaging.] [F. engager; pref. en- (L. in) + gage pledge,
     pawn. See Gage.]
     1. To put under pledge; to pledge; to place under obligations
        to do or forbear doing something, as by a pledge, oath, or
        promise; to bind by contract or promise. ``I to thee
        engaged a prince's word.'' --Shak.
  
     2. To gain for service; to bring in as associate or aid; to
        enlist; as, to engage friends to aid in a cause; to engage
        men for service.
  
     3. To gain over; to win and attach; to attract and hold; to
        draw.
  
              Good nature engages everybody to him. --Addison.
  
     4. To employ the attention and efforts of; to occupy; to
        engross; to draw on.
  
              Thus shall mankind his guardian care engage. --Pope.
  
              Taking upon himself the difficult task of engaging
              him in conversation.                  --Hawthorne.
  
     5. To enter into contest with; to encounter; to bring to
        conflict.
  
              A favorable opportunity of engaging the enemy.
                                                    --Ludlow.
  
     6. (Mach.) To come into gear with; as, the teeth of one
        cogwheel engage those of another, or one part of a clutch
        engages the other part.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Engaging \En*ga"ging\, a.
     Tending to draw the attention or affections; attractive; as,
     engaging manners or address. -- En*ga"ging*ly, adv. --
     En*ga"ging*ness, n.
  
     Engaging and disengaging gear or machinery, that in
        which, or by means of which, one part is alternately
        brought into gear or out of gear with another part, as
        occasion may require.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Encage \En*cage"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Encaged; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Engaging.] [Pref. en- + cage: cf. F. encager.]
     To confine in a cage; to coop up. --Shak.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  engaging
       adj : attracting or delighting; "an engaging frankness"; "a
             piquant face with large appealing eyes" [syn: piquant]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  engaging
     Αγγλικά a.
     ενδιαφέρων, -ουσα, -ον, συναρπαστικός

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  engaging
     a.
     1 Tending to engage attention or interest; engrossing, interesting;
  enthralling.
     2 charming; attractive, especially of a manner or behaviour.
     vb.
     (present participle of en engage nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  engaging
     a.
     1 Tending to engage attention or interest; engrossing, interesting;
  enthralling.
     2 charming; attractive, especially of a manner or behaviour.
     vb.
     (present participle of en engage nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  engaging
     a.
     1 Tending to engage attention or interest; engrossing, interesting;
  enthralling.
     2 charming; attractive, especially of a manner or behaviour.
     vb.
     (present participle of en engage nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  engaging
     a.
     1 Tending to engage attention or interest; engrossing, interesting;
  enthralling.
     2 charming; attractive, especially of a manner or behaviour.
     vb.
     (present participle of en engage nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  engaging
     Englanti a.
     mielenkiintoa herättävä
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm e ngag ing e)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  engaging
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en engage ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb engage)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Engaging /ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒɪŋ/
  الشغل

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  engaging //ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒɪŋ// //ɪŋˈɡeɪd͡ʒɪŋ// 
  1. мил, очарователен
  charming
  2. интересен, привлекателен
  that engages; engrossing

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  engaging /ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒɪŋ/ 
  poutavý

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  engaging /ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒɪŋ/ 
  najmutí

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  engaging /ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒɪŋ/
  in seinen Bann ziehend, in Anspruch nehmend
   see: engage sb./sth., engaged, engage an audience, engage sb.'s interest, engage sb.'s attention, engage the services of a lawyer
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  engaging /ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒɪŋ/
  angreifend
     Synonym: engaging with
  
   see: engage with sb., engage sb., engaged with, engaged, engage (with) the enemy troops, engage a target
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  engaging /ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒɪŋ/
  beauftragend
   see: engage sb. to do sth., engaged, engage sb. else to carry out the work
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  engaging /ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒɪŋ/
  dingend
     Synonym: hiring
  
   see: hire, engage, hired, engaged
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  engaging /ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒɪŋ/
  einfallend
   see: engage, engaged
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  engaging /ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒɪŋ/
  eingehend, sich ernsthaft beschäftigend, sich genauer befassend / auseinandersetzend
   see: engage with sb./sth., engaged, engage with your children, engage with the problems of our time, engage with a mobile phone while driving, the willingness to engage with these aspects, The book fails to engage with the problems of young people.
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  engaging /ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒɪŋ/
  einrastend
     Synonym: locking into place
  
   see: engage, lock into place, engaged, locked into place
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  engaging /ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒɪŋ/
  einstellend, anstellend, aufnehmend, beschäftigend
     Synonyms: employing, hiring, recruiting, taking on, putting on the payroll
  
   see: employ, engage, hire, recruit sb., take on sb., take sb. into employment, put sb. on the payroll, employed, engaged, hired, recruited, taken on, put on the payroll, recruit staff
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  engaging /ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒɪŋ/
  engagierend, buchend
     Synonym: booking
  
   see: engage sb., book sb., engaged, booked
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  engaging /ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒɪŋ/
  sich verpflichtend, zusagend
     Synonym: committing
  
   see: commit yourself to do sth., engage yourself to do sth., committed, engaged, commit to sb.
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  engaging /ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒɪŋ/
  vorbestellend, reservieren lassend
   see: engage sth., engaged
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  engaging /ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒɪŋ/ 
  einnehmend , gewinnend , angenehm 
           Note: Person

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  engaging //ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒɪŋ// //ɪŋˈɡeɪd͡ʒɪŋ// 
  1. hurmaava, viehättävä
  charming
  2. lumoava
  that engages; engrossing

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  engaging /ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒɪŋ/ 
  1. रमणीय
        "At present he is involved in an engaging work."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  engaging /ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒɪŋ/
  privlačan, zanimljiv

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  engaging /ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒɪŋ/
  1. lebilincselô
  2. rokonszenves
  3. vonzó
  4. kellemes
  5. elbájoló
  6. elôzékeny
  7. megnyerô
  8. szíves
  9. bájos

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  engaging /ın'geıdʒıŋ/ 
  patrauklus, žavus

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  engaging /ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒɪŋ/
  1. çekici, cazip, hoşa gi(den.)

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ɛnˈɡeɪdʒɪŋ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  81 Moby Thesaurus words for "engaging":
     absorbing, agreeable, alluring, appealing, appetizing, arresting,
     attractive, beguiling, bewitching, blandishing, cajoling,
     captivating, catching, charismatic, charming, coaxing, come-hither,
     consuming, coquettish, delightful, dulcet, enchanting, engagement,
     engrossing, enravishing, enthralling, enticing, entrancing,
     exciting, exotic, exquisite, fascinating, fetching, flirtatious,
     friendly, glamorous, gripping, heart-robbing, hiring, holding,
     hypnotic, interesting, intriguing, inviting, irresistible,
     likeable, lovely, luxurious, magnetic, mesmeric, mesmerizing,
     mouth-watering, obsessing, obsessive, open, piquant, pleasant,
     pleasing, prepossessing, provocative, provoquant, ravishing,
     seducing, seductive, sensuous, siren, sirenic, spellbinding,
     spellful, taking, tantalizing, teasing, tempting, thrilling,
     tickling, titillating, titillative, voluptuous, winning, winsome,
     witching
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 动人的,迷人的,有魅力的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 动人的,迷人的,有魅力的

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