Engels

American  

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

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

Germany's Sarah Engels was "on fire", Norway's Jonas Lovv had "no self control" and Sweden's Felicia gave us an image that's hard to forget: "You're in my head, my heart, my body parts".

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Germany's Sarah Engels tries a similar trick with less success on her Euro-dance anthem Fire.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

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

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 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

Levin, a friend who was the director of the Saratov Aviation Factory where the Yaks were made, just across the Volga from Engels.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein