| 单词 | to engage for |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto engage for b. to engage for: to be answerable for, guarantee; later, to undertake to perform, to promise. Rarely in indirect passive. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > assurance, confirmation, or guarantee > assure, confirm, or guarantee [verb (intransitive)] testify1377 I dare layc1380 borrowc1475 to engage fora1680 a1680 S. Butler Genuine Remains (1759) II. 70 Some near Friend..engaged for his Honesty and good Behaviour. 1709 J. Swift Let. conc. Sacramental Test 9 How chearfully they Engaged for the Safety of the Nation. 1727 A. Hamilton New Acct. E. Indies II. xxxviii. 68 He could not engage for their [Fakires'] Safety among his Countrymen. 1751 S. Richardson Clarissa (ed. 3) IV. lii. 322 Her wishes..were gently intimated, and as readily engaged for. 1813 J. Austen Pride & Prejudice I. i. 4 It is more than I engage for, I assure you. View more context for this quotation 1866 T. Carlyle Inaug. Addr. Edinb. 171 That is pretty much all I can engage for. < as lemmas |
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