Definitions for engagement
ɛnˈgeɪdʒ mənten·gage·ment

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. battle, conflict, fight, engagementnoun

   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. date, appointment, engagementnoun

   a meeting arranged in advance

   "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"

3. betrothal, troth, engagementnoun

   a mutual promise to marry

4. employment, engagementnoun

   the act of giving someone a job

5. engagement, bookingnoun

   employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time

   "the play had bookings throughout the summer"

6. engagement, mesh, meshing, interlockingnoun

   contact by fitting together

   "the engagement of the clutch"; "the meshing of gears"

7. engagement, participation, involvement, involutionnoun

   the act of sharing in the activities of a group

   "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. engagementnoun

   an appointment, especially to speak or perform

   The lecturer has three speaking engagements this week.

2. engagementnoun

   connection or attachment

   Check the gears for full engagement before turning the handle.

3. engagementnoun

   (countable or uncountable) the period of time when marriage is planned or promised

   We are enjoying a long engagement, but haven't yet set a date.

4. engagementnoun

   In any situation of conflict, an actual instance of active hostilities.

5. Etymology: engagement

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Engagementnoun

   Etymology: from engage; engagement, French.

   1. The act of engaging, impawning, or making liable to a debt.2. Obligation by contract.

   We have, in expence of blood, exceeded our engagements. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

   3. Adherence to a party or cause; partiality.

   This practice may be obvious to any who impartially, and without engagement, is at the pains to examine. Jonathan Swift.

   4. Employment of the attention.

   Play, either by our too constant or too long engagement in it, becomes like an employment or profession. John Rogers, Serm.

   5. Fight; conflict; battle.

   Our army, led by valiant Torrismond,
   Is now in hot engagement with the Moors. Dryden.

   Encourag’d by despair, or obstinate
   To fall like men in arms, some dare renew
   Feeble engagement, meeting glorious fate
   On the firm land. Phillips.

   6. Obligation; motive.

   This is the greatest engagement not to forfeit an opportunity. Henry Hammond, Fundamentals.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Engagement

   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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. engagement

   Engagement refers to the act of being involved or interacting in an activity, event, or situation. It can be emotional, social or professional commitment or participation. This term is often used in various fields such as marketing, education, and business to indicate the level of interest, attention, or involvement of individuals in a certain task or interaction. The more engaged a person is, the more likely they are to invest time and effort into that activity.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Engagementnoun

   the act of engaging, pledging, enlisting, occupying, or entering into contest

2. Engagementnoun

   the state of being engaged, pledged or occupied; specif., a pledge to take some one as husband or wife

3. Engagementnoun

   that which engages; engrossing occupation; employment of the attention; obligation by pledge, promise, or contract; an enterprise embarked in; as, his engagements prevented his acceptance of any office

4. Engagementnoun

   an action; a fight; a battle

5. Engagementnoun

   the state of being in gear; as, one part of a clutch is brought into engagement with the other part

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Engagement

   An engagement or betrothal is a promise to marry, and also the period of time between proposal and marriage – which may be lengthy or trivial. During this period, a couple is said to be betrothed, affianced, engaged to be married, or simply engaged. Future brides and grooms may be called the betrothed, a wife-to-be or husband-to-be, fiancée or fiancé, respectively. The duration of the courtship varies vastly. Long engagements were once common in formal arranged marriages and it was not uncommon for parents betrothing children to arrange such many years before the engaged couple were old enough to marry.

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. engagement

   1. In air defense, an attack with guns or air-to-air missiles by an interceptor aircraft, or the launch of an air defense missile by air defense artillery and the missile

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon WurdzRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ENGAGEMENT

   In war, a battle. In love, the salubrious calm that precedes the real hostilities.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. engagement

   In a naval sense, implies a battle at sea, or an action of hostility between single ships, squadrons, or fleets of men-of-war. Also, a conflict between two contending armies.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. engagement

   A general action or battle, whether by land or sea.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. engagement

   A choice people make together to marry.

   WE both chose to marry as we love each other to the depth of our hearts and souls and choose to spend our lives together.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 16, 2020  

2. ---

   engagement

   A proposal of marriage.

   Her partner proposed to her and she skipped with joy and was over the moon.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on December 28, 2019  

3. ---

   engagement

   The act and process of to engage.

   The managers style of engagement with the employees is of equality, worth and value.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on August 18, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Action
   • Employment
   • Group Action
   • Meeting

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'engagement' in Nouns Frequency: #2049

How to pronounce engagement?

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 engagement in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of engagement in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of engagement in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of engagement in a Sentence

1. Oxitec CEO Frandsen:

   We have gone above and beyond as it relates to public engagement, can you imagine any other large multinational chemical company doing 14 public webinars, being at farmer's markets or going door to door to talk about the technology ? Never happens.

2. The President:

   I think if there is a party that needs to apologize, it is not us, those who violated our airspace are the ones who need to apologize. Our pilots and our armed forces, they simply fulfilled their duties, which consisted of responding to... violations of the rules of engagement. I think this is the essence.

3. Lindsey Vonn:

   We talk about equality but actions speak louder than words, men should get engagement rings too and this is what PK deserves.

4. Ben Rhodes:

   This will kick off, I think, a year of significant attention on the Asia-Pacific, by bringing all of these leaders here to the United States, to Sunnylands, we could both finalize what we want to get done in this last year in office, but also send the message going forward that we do believe there should be this level of engagement with Southeast Asia.

5. Michael J. Sandel:

   A politics of moral engagement is not only a more inspiring ideal than a politics of avoidance. It is also a more promising basis for a just society.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=engagement
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Engagement
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=engagement
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engagement
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/engagement
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=engagement
8. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf
9. ^ The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1989/pg1989-images.html#:~:text=engagement
10. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=engagement
11. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html