Definition
Meaning of 'engagement'
Meaning of 'engagement' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Engagement 
[ n.]
- The act of engaging, pledging, enlisting, occupying, or
entering into contest. [ n.]- The state of being engaged, pledged or occupied; specif., a pledge to take some one as husband or wife.
- 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.
- An action; a fight; a battle.
- The state of being in gear; as, one part of a clutch is brought into engagement with the other part.
Meaning of 'engagement' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. engagement [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
- a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
Example in sentence:
- Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga;
- he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement
Meaning (2):
- a meeting arranged in advance
- a meeting arranged in advance
Example in sentence:
- she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date
Meaning (3):
- contact by fitting together
- contact by fitting together
Example in sentence:
- the engagement of the clutch;
- the meshing of gears
Meaning (4):
- employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time
- employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time
Example in sentence:
- the play had bookings throughout the summer
Meaning (5):
- the act of sharing in the activities of a group
- the act of sharing in the activities of a group
Example in sentence:
- the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities
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