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engajar

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Ido

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English engageFrench engagerGerman engagieren.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /enɡaˈʒar/, /enɡaˈd͡ʒar/

Verb

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engajar (present tense engajas, past tense engajis, future tense engajos, imperative engajez, conditional engajus)

  1. (transitive) to engage, hire (someone)
  2. (transitive, military) to enlist (someone)

Conjugation

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Conjugation of engajar
present past future
infinitive engajar engajir engajor
tense engajas engajis engajos
conditional engajus
imperative engajez
adjective active participle engajanta engajinta engajonta
adverbial active participle engajante engajinte engajonte
nominal
active participle
singular engajanto engajinto engajonto
plural engajanti engajinti engajonti
adjective passive participle engajata engajita engajota
adverbial passive participle engajate engajite engajote
nominal
passive participle
singular engajato engajito engajoto
plural engajati engajiti engajoti

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French engager.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡaˈʒa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ɡaˈʒa(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡaˈʒa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ɡaˈʒa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡaˈʒa(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡaˈʒa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡaˈʒa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ɡaˈʒa(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡaˈʒa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ɡaˈʒa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡaˈʒa(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡaˈʒa(ɻ)/
 

  • Hyphenation: en‧ga‧jar

Verb

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engajar (first-person singular present engajo, first-person singular preterite engajei, past participle engajado)

  1. (transitive) to engage (to hold the attention of)
  2. (transitive) to engage (to enter into conflict with)
  3. (transitive) to engage (to arrange to employ or use)
  4. (transitive) to engage (to gain someone’s support)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ engajar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032025
  2. ^ engajar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082025