engaging

Adjective complement with noun phrase

• find: I found the short stories more engaging than the poetry.
• make: This made the whole activity much more engaging for the students instead of just watching the video in isolation.

Modifies a noun

• storyline: It's also great fun, allowing you to follow an engaging storyline through the CDs.
• personality: This book not only describes his many notable climbs, but reflects a most engaging personality with a highly interesting approach to his craft.
• learner: Engaging mature learners to follow progression routes into healthcare.
• manner: It is a story full of human interest, written in an engaging manner.
• performer: Caledonian Aborigine is always an engaging performer, and tonight was certainly no different.
• portrait: That is the central concern of this engaging portrait of the fastidious master of verbose prose.

Used with adjective complement

• create: Voluntary or community groups are running initiatives to create engaging learning opportunities for adults who need to improve their skills.
• find: Students are given two random quotes about the nature of history and then asked which one they find most engaging.

Modifying Another Word

• emotionally: Strong characterisation of the regulars cannot offset the lack of an emotionally engaging plot, despite the presence of a lot of interesting concepts.
• intellectually: Indeed, the best ESOL sessions engage and stretch learners to handle complex language in emotionally and intellectually engaging contexts.
• thoroughly: This is a thoroughly engaging romp with a little kick.
• immensely: It's a bleak and satisfying film with an immensely engaging tarnished hero in Auteuil.
• utterly: Kunzru's prose is cool and clever, as well as utterly engaging.
• instantly: Extremely articulate and instantly engaging, Knight threw in material that this trade audience had clearly not heard before.

Preposition: in

• dialog: It said it would continue to treat Gallagher like any other major shareholder including engaging in constructive dialog.
• activity: A few institutions are already actively engaging in benchmarking activities, with others indicating an intention to do so in the near future.

Preposition: with

community: Further detail on the wider impact of our knowledge transfer activities is provided in the engaging with the wider community operational priority.

Preposition: for

student: This made the whole activity much more engaging for the students instead of just watching the video in isolation.