engages
v.v. to get someone's interest or attention and keep it. It can also mean to take part in an activity or to start a fight.
v. to occupy or attract someone's attention or interest; to participate or become involved in a specific activity. Often describes the interaction between a speaker and an audience or a person and a task.
The new teacher engages the students with fun stories.
The documentary engages the audience by asking difficult questions about how we use technology every day.
A successful political leader engages with the concerns of the electorate while simultaneously articulating a clear vision for the nation's future development.
The verb is transitive when meaning 'to attract attention' and often takes the preposition 'with' when meaning 'to participate'.
he engages in the bookhe is engaged in the bookTo describe being busy or absorbed in something, use the passive form 'be engaged in' rather than the active 'engages in'.