engage

The German word 'engagieren' is a verb that is used to express the act of engaging or becoming involved in something. It is often used in the context of hiring or employing someone, as in 'jemanden engagieren' (to hire someone). However, it can also be used more generally to mean 'to engage' or 'to become involved' in any activity or situation. For example, one might say 'Ich habe mich in vielen Freiwilligenprojekten engagiert' (I have engaged in many volunteer projects).

Example sentences using: engagieren

Ich werde mich in sozialen Projekten engagieren.

I will engage in social projects.

In this sentence, 'engagieren' is used to express the speaker's intention to actively participate or involve oneself in social projects.

Sie müssen sich mehr engagieren, wenn Sie einen Unterschied machen wollen.

You need to engage more if you want to make a difference.

Here, 'engagieren' is used to imply that a person needs to be more active, involved or invested in a certain matter to make a difference or see a change.

Unternehmen können sich durch Sponsoring engagieren.

Companies can engage through sponsorship.

In this example, 'engagieren' refers to companies getting involved or participating through the act of sponsorship. This implies a more committed form of involvement or taking part.