to engage / hire
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to get involved
To actively commit oneself with personal effort to a cause, a person, or a goal, or to fight against something.
Sie engagiert sich ehrenamtlich für den Umweltschutz.
She volunteers and gets involved in environmental protection.
to hire someone
To hire someone for a specific task, performance, or temporary paid activity, especially artists, experts, or lawyers.
Für die Firmenfeier haben wir eine bekannte Band engagiert.
We hired a well-known band for the company party.
to get engaged
An outdated or elevated expression for 'sich verloben' (to get engaged), meaning to make a promise to marry another person.
Auf dem Ball hat sich das junge Paar offiziell engagiert.
At the ball, the young couple officially got engaged.
Pay attention to whether the verb is used reflexively ('sich engagieren') or transitively ('jemanden engagieren'). The reflexive form means to commit oneself to something, while the transitive form means 'to hire someone'.
Sie engagiert sich in ihrer Freizeit für soziale Projekte.
She gets involved in social projects in her free time.
When you commit yourself to a cause, the prepositions 'für' (for) or 'gegen' (against) are followed by the accusative. Without these prepositions, the sentence is usually incomplete.
Er engagiert sich für mehr Gerechtigkeit.
He is committed to more justice.
In the meaning 'einstellen' (to hire), 'engagieren' is typically used for professions or services that you book for a specific purpose. Common examples are: einen Anwalt engagieren (to hire a lawyer), eine Band engagieren (to hire a band), or einen Experten engagieren (to hire an expert).
Für die Konferenz wurde eine berühmte Rednerin engagiert.
A famous speaker was hired for the conference.
The meaning 'sich verloben' (to get engaged) is very rare today and is considered outdated or elevated. It is now used almost only in literary or historical contexts.
In dem Roman engagiert sich die Hauptfigur mit einem reichen Adligen.
In the novel, the main character gets engaged to a wealthy nobleman.
to hire / adjust / stop
Einstellen and engagieren can both mean that a person works for payment. Einstellen refers to taking someone on as an employee. Engagieren is typically used for a specific assignment, performance, or temporary activity.
Die Agentur engagiert die Fotografin für eine dreitägige Werbekampagne.
The agency hires the photographer for a three-day advertising campaign.
Die Agentur stellt die Fotografin dauerhaft als Mitarbeiterin ein.
The agency hires the photographer as a permanent employee.
