Dictionary · Portuguese

engajar

verb

Senses

  1. 1.

    to engage, to commit

    to become involved or committed to a cause, activity, or relationship

  2. 2.

    to recruit, to enlist

    to hire or enlist someone for a specific purpose or job

  3. 3.

    to engage (with content/audience)

    to interact with or attract attention in digital/social media contexts

Examples

  • "Ela decidiu se engajar na campanha de conscientização ambiental."

    She decided to engage in the environmental awareness campaign.

  • "A empresa precisa engajar mais funcionários para o novo projeto."

    The company needs to recruit more employees for the new project.

  • "O influenciador consegue engajar muito bem seu público nas redes sociais."

    The influencer manages to engage his audience very well on social media.

Usage

Common as a reflexive verb "engajar-se" meaning to commit oneself or get involved. Very popular in marketing and social media contexts to describe audience engagement. Often used with prepositions: engajar-se em (in a cause), engajar com (with an audience).

Conjugation

Full table

Presente

indicative
euengajo
ele/ela/vocêengaja
nósengajamos
eles/elas/vocêsengajam

Pretérito Perfeito

indicative
euengaguei
ele/ela/vocêengajou
nósengajamos
eles/elas/vocêsengajaram

Pretérito Imperfeito

indicative
euengajava
ele/ela/vocêengajava
nósengajávamos
eles/elas/vocêsengajavam

Pretérito Mais-que-perfeito

indicative
euengajara
ele/ela/vocêengajara
nósengajáramos
eles/elas/vocêsengajaram