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Discover LudwigThe phrase "engage someone" is correct and usable in written English.
It means to involve or participate with someone in an activity or conversation. Example: "The teacher asked the students to engage in a group discussion about the assigned reading."
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When you can engage someone in the age of YouTube, that's a lot.
"He knew how to pick up a woman, how to flirt, how to engage someone.
"That's the trick, how do you engage someone who is out there?" Ms. Ryan said.
I know from experience that it's hard, if not impossible, to engage someone in interesting conversation about being tall, though every day people try.
"Before I went away and after I went away, it's still the quietest time I ever have in my head — when I'm about to engage someone in that manner".
Tim gave the museum a solid B. Anna made allowances for the fact that the activities in the museum aren't designed to engage someone quite her age and admitted that some areas bored her.
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"Once we start that conversation and we've engaged someone in rational argument, then we're far more likely to do better".
While the C.I.A. has declined to comment on Mr. Hekmati's arrest, people knowledgeable about its recruiting practices say it is highly unlikely that the agency would have engaged someone with such a visible military résumé.
Engaging someone who isn't "like" you.
Soliciting or otherwise engaging someone through physical mail is very difficult and inefficient.
Simply engaging someone in conversation could help him tune out his demons, said Kim Shively, a documentarian who co-directed Joy Ride, a truly excellent film about Willis's life.
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