"engagé" meaning in All languages combined

See engagé on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more engagé [comparative], most engagé [superlative]
Etymology: From French engagé. Doublet of engagee. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|engagé}} French engagé, {{doublet|en|engagee}} Doublet of engagee Head templates: {{en-adj}} engagé (comparative more engagé, superlative most engagé)
  1. Passionately committed to a cause. Synonyms: engaged
    Sense id: en-engagé-en-adj-p3GCFFtm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5

Noun [English]

Forms: engagés [plural]
Etymology: From French engagé. Doublet of engagee. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|engagé}} French engagé, {{doublet|en|engagee}} Doublet of engagee Head templates: {{en-noun}} engagé (plural engagés)
  1. (historical) Someone serving under a contract of engagement. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-engagé-en-noun-p50R2Ikd

Verb [French]

Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-engagé.wav Forms: engagée [feminine], engagés [masculine, plural], engagées [feminine, plural]
Head templates: {{fr-past participle}} engagé (feminine engagée, masculine plural engagés, feminine plural engagées)
  1. past participle of engager Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: engager
    Sense id: en-engagé-fr-verb-uBi0ioSx Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Verb [Louisiana Creole]

Etymology: From French engager (“to involve”), compare Haitian Creole angaje. Etymology templates: {{inh|lou|fr|engager||to involve}} French engager (“to involve”), {{cog|ht|angaje}} Haitian Creole angaje Head templates: {{head|lou|verb}} engagé
  1. to involve
    Sense id: en-engagé-lou-verb-S-BfdUCK Categories (other): Louisiana Creole entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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