right use of ''engaged'' in this context

[merry 07]

Hi,

Not sure if the following is correct in use of ''engaged'' when I tried to mean ''the school I attended''.


- While preparing for a new school to further my study even after graduation from the school i engaged.

would any of you let me know if the underlined part is correct in grammar?

Thank you.

 

[konungursvia]

No, it sounds incomplete. Engage takes an indirect object, so it doesn't apply to the school.

 

[tedtmc]

While preparing for a new school to further my study(plural, studies) even after graduation from the school I engaged (studied in),

You can say you are engaged(employed) by a school to do some work, but not for studies. In which case, the school engages you, not the other way round.

not a student

 

[merry 07]

Most of all, I want to show my appreciation of all your comments.

Well, An english dictionary says the followig belongs to what ''engage'' means.

-To involve oneself or become occupied; participate


If I try to mean the above when i used ''engaged'' in the sentence, then still is it completely wrong? or forcibly admittable?

thanks.

 

[tedtmc]

Most of all, I want to show my appreciation of all your comments.

Well, An english dictionary says the followig belongs to what ''engage'' means.

-To involve oneself or become occupied; participate


If I try to mean the above when i used ''engaged'' in the sentence, then still is it completely wrong? or forcibly admittable?

thanks.

Not even forcibly admittable.
You engage the school literally means you employ the school!

 

[merry 07]

Can anyone whose mother tongue is english give me comments for this issue?


what about this in terms of grammar when i try to mean '' the school I was concerned with''?

- after graduation from the school I was engaged.


thanks

 

[Raymott]

Can anyone whose mother tongue is english give me comments for this issue?


what about this in terms of grammar when i try to mean '' the school I was concerned with''?

- after graduation from the school I was engaged.


thanks

You've had a few opinions from native speakers.
Here's another: it's wrong.

In any case, even if your dictionary is correct, you can't say: " ... after graduation from the school I was participated.

 

[tedtmc]

after graduation from the school I was engaged

It's correct if you mean you're engaged to be married.

 

[konungursvia]

No, then you'd need "the school where I was engaged [to / with X].

 

[merry 07]

ok thanks.

Then, what about this to mean ''attend''?

- after graduation from the school whose course I was engaged.

 

[Raymott]

ok thanks.

Then, what about this to mean ''attend''?

- after graduation from the school whose course I was engaged.

It seems that you have an unshakable compulsion to use this word. So:
" ... after graduation from the school whose courses I had been engaged in completing ..."
" ... after graduation from the school with whose courses and teachers I had engaged so diligently, ..."
" ... after graduation from the school whose intellectual life I found to have engaged my deepest search for truth ..."

 

[konungursvia]

ok thanks.

Then, what about this to mean ''attend''?

- after graduation from the school whose course I was engaged.

It is not correct with any meaning at all; I don't see why you're so stuck to the idea. It's wrong.