contraer — meaning in English

English meaning

• contract noun A written or spoken agreement, especially one intended to be enforceable by law.
• engage verb To hold someone's attention or interest.
• shrink verb To become or make smaller.

Senses

contraer is used for these senses in English:

• come down with To contract or get (an illness); to show symptoms of.
• contract (ambitransitive) To draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen.
• contract (transitive) To gain or acquire (an illness).
• engage (obsolete, transitive) To pledge, pawn (one's property); to put (something) at risk or on the line; to mortgage (houses, land).
• shrink (transitive) To cause to become smaller.

contract — full definition

1. noun A written or spoken agreement, especially one intended to be enforceable by law.
2. verb To become smaller, tighter, or shorter.
3. verb To catch or develop an illness.
4. verb To arrange for work to be done under a formal agreement.

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.

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