Definitions for Engagements
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1. engagements

   An engagement or betrothal is the period of time between the declaration of acceptance of a marriage proposal and the marriage itself (which is typically but not always commenced with a wedding). During this period, a couple is said to be fiancés (from the French), betrothed, intended, affianced, engaged to be married, or simply engaged. Future brides and grooms may be called fiancée (feminine) or fiancé (masculine), the betrothed, a wife-to-be or husband-to-be, respectively. The duration of the courtship varies vastly, and is largely dependent on cultural norms or upon the agreement of the parties involved. Long engagements were once common in formal arranged marriages, and it was not uncommon for parents betrothing children to arrange marriages many years before the engaged couple were old enough. This is still done in some countries. Many traditional Christian denominations have optional rites for Christian betrothal (also known as 'blessing an engaged couple' or 'declaration of intention') that bless and ratify the intent of a couple to marry before God and the Church.

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1. engagementsnoun

   Plural noun of the word engagement.

   They sent a letter to their neighbor thanking thanking them for the party invitation and they would not attend as they other prior engagements.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on May 25, 2016  

How to pronounce Engagements?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Engagements in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Engagements in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Engagements in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Engagements in a Sentence

1. H. L. Mencken:

   Jury: a group of twelve men who, having lied to the judge about their hearing, health and business engagements, have failed to fool him.

2. William James:

   A genius is the man in whom you are least likely to find the power of attending to anything insipid or distasteful in itself. He breaks his engagements, leaves his letters unanswered, neglects his family duties incorrigibly, because he is powerless to turn his attention down and back from those more interesting trains of imagery with which his genius constantly occupies his mind.

3. Julie Montagu:

   We know that she hasn't been able to make all of the engagements that I think everybody expected her to make for the platinum jubilee, she's kind of picking and choosing. I do think she's kind of picking the ones that she also really wants to go to.

4. United States:

   What is unclear at this stage is whether Russia will continue to pursue a maximalist plan to capture all or most of The Ukrainians, which we assess would require more resources even as The Russian military has begun to loosen The Russian military rules of engagements to achieve their military objectives.

5. Jason Denney:

   I would love just to see her again and say thank you, people don't realize that in their brief engagements with other people, the words you say matter. And in the situation I was in, they really matter.

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References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engagements