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Webster 1913 Edition
Engagement
En-gage′ment
,Noun.
[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 officeReligion, which is the chief
engagement
of our league. Milton.
4.
(Mil.)
An action; a fight; a battle.
In hot
engagement
with the Moors. Dryden.
Syn. – Vocation; business; employment; occupation; promise; stipulation; betrothal; word; battle; combat; fight; contest; conflict. See
Battle
. Webster 1828 Edition
Engagement
ENGA'GEMENT
,Noun.
1.
Obligation by agreement or contract. Men are often more ready to make engagements than to fulfil them.2.
Adherence to a party or cause; partiality.3.
Occupation; employment of the attention.Play, by too long or constant engagement, becomes
like an employment or profession.
4.
Employment in fighting; the conflict of armies or fleets; battle; a general action; appropriately the conflict of whole armies or fleets, but applied to actions between small squadrons or single ships, rarely to a fight between detachments of land forces.5.
Obligation; motive; that which engages.Definition 2024
Engagement
Engagement
See also: engagement
German
Noun
Engagement n (genitive Engagements, plural Engagements)
- (hiring of an artist) engagement
- commitment
Synonyms
- Hingabe (2)
Declension
Declension of Engagement
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Engagement | die | Engagements |
| genitive | eines | des | Engagements | der | Engagements |
| dative | einem | dem | Engagement | den | Engagements |
| accusative | ein | das | Engagement | die | Engagements |
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See also: Engagement
English
Noun
engagement (plural engagements)
- (countable) an appointment, especially to speak or perform
- The lecturer has three speaking engagements this week.
- (uncountable) connection or attachment
- Check the gears for full engagement before turning the handle.
- (countable or uncountable) the period of time when marriage is planned or promised
- We are enjoying a long engagement, but haven't yet set a date.
- In any situation of conflict, an actual instance of active hostilities.
- The engagement resulted in many casualties.
- (fencing) the point at which the fencers are close enough to join blades, or to make an effective attack during an encounter.
- After engagement it quickly became clear which of the fencers was going to prevail.
Derived terms
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Translations
an appointment, especially to speak or perform
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connection or attachment
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period of time when marriage is planned or promised
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in any situation of conflict, an actual instance of active hostilities
the point at which the fencers are close enough to join blades
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