Engels

American  

[eng-guhlz, eng-uhls, en-gyils] / ˈɛŋ gəlz, ˈɛŋ əls, ˈɛn gyɪls /

noun

1. Friedrich 1820–95, German socialist in England: collaborated with Karl Marx in systematizing Marxism.

2. a city in the Russian Federation in Europe, on the Volga River, opposite Saratov.

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Engels British  

/ ˈɛŋəls /

noun

1. Friedrich (ˈfriːdrɪç). 1820–95, German socialist leader and political philosopher, in England from 1849. He collaborated with Marx on The Communist Manifesto (1848) and his own works include Condition of the Working Classes in England (1844) and The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State (1884)

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Example Sentences

"Sovereignty does not mean self-sufficiency, but strategic capacity for action," says Barbara Engels of the IW Institute.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

The move comes after Forest, 17th in the Premier League, failed with three bids for Celtic midfielder Arne Engels.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

Arne Engels converted a penalty with Celtic cruising, but Utrecht pulled it back to within one until Auston Trusty's header gave the hosts some more breathing space.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

"It wasn't good enough, especially first half, we lost too many duels and too many sloppy balls," midfielder Arne Engels - who missed a first-half penalty - said.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025

It was hardly any distance from Engels, where they’d been training for the last six months.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein