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engagement

/ engagement /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time
"the play had bookings throughout the summer"
Type of:
employment work
Kinds of:
gig
Derived:
book
noun Sense 2
the act of sharing in the activities of a group
"the teacher tried to increase his students'' engagement in class activities"
Opposites:
non-engagement nonparticipation non-involvement
Type of:
group action
Kinds of:
commitment intervention intercession group participation
Derived:
involve participate take part enter prosecute
noun Sense 3
contact by fitting together
"the engagement of the clutch"
"the meshing of gears"
Type of:
contact impinging striking
Derived:
engage mesh lock operate
noun Sense 4
the act of giving someone a job
Type of:
action
Kinds of:
shape-up call-back booking reservation
Derived:
hire engage employ
noun Sense 5
a mutual promise to marry
Type of:
promise
Kinds of:
ringing
Derived:
betroth engage affiance plight
noun Sense 6
a meeting arranged in advance
"she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"
Type of:
meeting get together
Kinds of:
blind date double date tryst rendezvous
Derived:
go steady go out date see
noun Sense 7
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"
Type of:
military action action
Kinds of:
Armageddon pitched battle naval battle combat armed combat
Has parts:
war warfare
Derived:
engage wage fight struggle battle
Domain:
military armed forces armed services
Semantic Complexity
78%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
62
Times Searched
1
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Related Words

employment work gig group action commitment intervention intercession group participation non-engagement nonparticipation non-involvement contact