einrasten — meaning in English

English meaning

• engage verb To hold someone's attention or interest.
• latch noun A simple fastening for a door or gate, worked by a bar or lever.

Senses

einrasten is used for these senses in English:

• latch To close or lock as if with a latch.

engage — full definition

1. verb To hold someone's attention or interest.
2. verb To enter into conflict or battle with an opponent.
3. verb To arrange to employ or hire someone, or to book a service.
4. verb To interlock or mesh, as with gears or machine parts.

latch — full definition

1. noun A simple fastening for a door or gate, worked by a bar or lever.
2. verb To fasten or close something with a latch.
3. verb To grab onto or fix firmly onto something, often figuratively.

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