commitment, obligation; betrothal, promise to marry; period of employment; battle, fight; (Obstetrics) entrance of the fetal head or lowermost part of the fetus drops and descends into the pelvic canal
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Engagement Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Engagement Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
The state of being in gear; as, one part of a clutch is brought into engagement with the other part.
The state of being in gear; as, one part of a clutch is brought into engagement with the other part.
(n.)
The state of being engaged, pledged or occupied; specif., a pledge to take some one as husband or wife.
The state of being engaged, pledged or occupied; specif., a pledge to take some one as husband or wife.
(n.)
The act of engaging, pledging, enlisting, occupying, or entering into contest.
The act of engaging, pledging, enlisting, occupying, or entering into contest.
(n.)
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.
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.
(n.)
An action; a fight; a battle.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutAn action; a fight; a battle.
engagement
\en*gage"ment\ (?), n. [cf. f. engagement.]
1. the act of engaging, pledging, enlisting, occupying, or entering into contest.
2. the state of being engaged, pledged or occupied; specif., a pledge to take some one as husband or wife.
3. 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. religion, which is the chief engagement of our league.
4. (mil.) an action; a fight; a battle. in hot engagement with the moors.
5. (mach.) the state of being in gear; as, one part of a clutch is brought into engagement with the other part.
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1. 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"
(synonym) battle, conflict, fight
(hypernym) military action, action
(hyponym) Armageddon
(part-holonym) war, warfare
(derivation) engage, wage
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
2. a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"
(synonym) date, appointment
(hypernym) meeting, get together
(hyponym) blind date
(member-meronym) date, escort
3. a mutual promise to marry
(synonym) betrothal, troth
(hypernym) promise
(hyponym) ringing
(derivation) betroth, engage, affiance, plight
4. the act of giving someone a job
(synonym) employment
(hypernym) action
(hyponym) shape-up
(derivation) hire, engage, employ
5. employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time; "the play had bookings throughout the summer"
(synonym) booking
(hypernym) employment, work
(hyponym) gig
6. contact by fitting together; "the engagement of the clutch"; "the meshing of gears"
(synonym) mesh, meshing, interlocking
(hypernym) contact, impinging, striking
(derivation) engage, mesh, lock, operate
7. the act of sharing in the activities of a group; "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities"
(synonym) participation, involvement, involution
(antonym) non-engagement, nonparticipation, non-involvement
(hypernym) group action
(hyponym) commitment
(derivation) prosecute, engage, pursue
Engagement Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
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’s subsequent travel to intercept. 2. A tactical conflict, usually between opposing lower echelons maneuver forces. See also battle; campaign.
Source: U.S. Department of Defense, Joint Doctrine Division. ( About )Engagement Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries
To dream of a business engagement, denotes dulness and worries in trade. For young people to dream that they are engaged, denotes that they will not be much admired. To dream of breaking an engagement, denotes a hasty, and an unwise action in some important matter or disappointments may follow.
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or "What's in a dream": a scientific and practical exposition; By Gustavus Hindman, 1910. For the open domain e-text see: Guttenberg ProjectEngagement Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
An engagement or betrothal is a promise to marry, and also the period of time between proposal and marriagewhich 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, fiancées or fiancés, respectively (from the French word ). The duration of the courtship varies vastly.
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