re-engage

verb

To engage again.

Meanings

verbre-engage (third-person singular simple present re-engages, present participle re-engaging, simple past and past participle re-engaged)

present singular third person re-engages · participle present re-engaging · participle past re-engaged · past re-engaged · alternative reengage · alternative reëngage

  1. To engage again.

    A spokeswoman said: "We will now urgently seek to re-engage with ORR and determine our next steps regarding the future of this vital passenger service."

    2025 July 23, “Network News: West Coast Main Line open access hopefuls to consider options”, in RAIL, number 1040, page 13

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishengage
  7. Englishre-engage

From re- + engage.

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Translations

French réengager, reprendre contact
  • réengagerto engage again
  • reprendre contactto engage again
Greek επαναδραστηριοποιώ
  • επαναδραστηριοποιώ (epanadrastiriopoió)to engage again
Italian reingaggiare, reinnestare
  • reingaggiareto engage again
  • reinnestareto engage again
Persian دوباره مجذوب شدن, دوباره مشارکت کردن
  • دوباره مجذوب شدن (dobâre majzub šodan)to engage again
  • دوباره مشارکت کردنto engage again
  • دوباره درگیر شدنto engage again
Romanian reangaja
  • reangajato engage again
Scottish Gaelic ath-fhasdaich
  • ath-fhasdaichto engage again

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with re-engage

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Cite this entry
APA

re-engage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/re-engage

MLA

“re-engage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/re-engage. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “re-engage,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/re-engage.

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