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verb ADV. directly, fully VERB + ENGAGE fail to, refuse to PREP. with acknowledging the need to engage directly with these problems PHRASAL VERBS engage (sb) in sth ADV. actively people who actively engage in shaping the world they live in VERB + ENGAGE attempt to, seek to, try to He tried to engage me in conversation. | be eager to, be willing to | be reluctant to, be unwilling to
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