How to Say "to engage" in Spanish

The Spanish word for “to engage” is “meterte” — B1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

English → SpanishB1

meterte

verbB1

to take part

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Examples

Deberías meterte en el equipo de debate.

You should get involved in the debate team.

¿Estás seguro de querer meterte en ese proyecto?

Are you sure you want to join that project?

Infinitive + Pronoun

This form ('meterte') is the base verb ('meter') combined with the reflexive pronoun for 'tú' ('te'). It means 'for you to get involved' and is used after other verbs (like 'querer' or 'deber') or prepositions (like 'para').

Using the 'yo' form

Mistake: “Me quiero meterte en ese club.”

Correction: Quiero meterme en ese club. ('Meterte' is only for the subject 'tú'.)

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Related Translations

to interfere→to join→

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