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engagement - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
engagement
Definition
(noun) a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
Synonyms
:
battle
,
conflict
,
fight
Example 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
Definition
(noun) a meeting arranged in advance
Synonyms
:
appointment
,
date
Example Sentence
she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date
Definition
(noun) a mutual promise to marry
Synonyms
:
betrothal
,
troth
Definition
(noun) the act of giving someone a job
Synonyms
:
employment
Definition
(noun) employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time
Synonyms
:
booking
Example Sentence
the play had bookings throughout the summer
Definition
(noun) contact by fitting together
Synonyms
:
interlocking
,
mesh
,
meshing
Example Sentence
the engagement of the clutch
the meshing of gears
Definition
(noun) the act of sharing in the activities of a group
Synonyms
:
involution
,
involvement
,
participation
Example Sentence
the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities
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text: engagement ring
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