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 Definition of 'engagement'

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Definitions of 'engagement'  

1. (noun) battleconflictfightengagement
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
"Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"

2. (noun) dateappointmentengagement
a meeting arranged in advance
"she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"

3. (noun) betrothaltrothengagement
a mutual promise to marry

4. (noun) employmentengagement
the act of giving someone a job

5. (noun) engagementbooking
employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time
"the play had bookings throughout the summer"

6. (noun) engagementmeshmeshinginterlocking
contact by fitting together
"the engagement of the clutch"; "the meshing of gears"

7. (noun) engagementparticipationinvolvementinvolution
the act of sharing in the activities of a group
"the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities"


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