en·gage·ment

en·gage·ment
/ınˈgeıʤmənt/ noun, pl -ments
1 [count] : an agreement to be married : the act of becoming engaged or the state of being engaged to be married

The couple recently announced their engagement.

She surprised everyone by breaking off her yearlong engagement.

— often used before another noun

We're invited to their engagement party.

an engagement ring

2 [count]
2 a : a promise to meet or be present at a particular place and time

He was forced to decline due to a previous engagement. [=commitment, appointment]

We have a dinner engagement this weekend.

2 b : a job as a performer

She's been offered several speaking engagements.

3 : the act or state of being involved with something : ↑involvement
[singular]

his lifelong engagement with politics

[noncount]

a lack of emotional engagement

4 : a fight between military forces
[count]

a naval engagement

[noncount]

the rules of engagement

5 [noncount] formal : the act of hiring someone to do work or to perform a service

engagement of a lawyer

6 [noncount] : the act or result of moving a mechanism or part of a machine so that it fits into another part

engagement of the gears/clutch


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