Having vs Engaging - What's the difference?
having | engaging |
Something owned; possession; goods; estate.
* Shakespeare
* 1875 , Tennyson, Queen Mary
That engages the attention; engrossing, interesting; enthralling.
Charming; attractive, especially of a manner or behaviour.
As verbs the difference between having and engaging
is that having is present participle of lang=en while engaging is present participle of lang=en.As a noun having
is something owned; possession; goods; estate.As an adjective engaging is
that engages the attention; engrossing, interesting; enthralling.having
English
Verb
(head)Noun
(en noun)- I'll lend you something; my having is not much.
- Your havings wasted by the scythe and spade,
- Your rights and charters hobnail' d into slush
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*engaging
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- I found the first of the Harry Potter books a very engaging read.
- Beauty, of course, and a bright, engaging personality — or at least the ability to fake one — are prerequisites for entering the Miss World competition.