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en·gage·ment  (n-gjmnt)
2. Betrothal.
3. Something that serves to engage; a pledge.
a. Employment, especially for a specified time.
b. A specific, often limited, period of employment.
6. A hostile encounter; a battle.
7. The condition of being in gear.
Synonyms: engagement, appointment, assignation, date1, rendezvous, tryst
These nouns denote a commitment to appear at a certain time and place: a business engagement; a dental appointment; a secret assignation; a date to play tennis; a rendezvous of agents at the border; a lovers' tryst.

engagement (ɪnˈɡeɪdʒmənt)
1. a pledge of marriage; betrothal
2. an appointment or arrangement, esp for business or social purposes
3. the act of engaging or condition of being engaged
4. a promise, obligation, or other condition that binds
5. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) a period of employment, esp a limited period
6. (Military) an action; battle
7. (plural) financial obligations

en•gage•ment (ɛnˈgeɪdʒ mənt)

2. an appointment or arrangement, esp. to be somewhere or do something at a particular time.
3. an agreement to marry; betrothal.
4. a pledge; an obligation or agreement.
5. employment, or a period or post of employment.
6. an encounter, conflict, or battle.
7. the act or state of interlocking.

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.
Thesaurus Legend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.engagement - a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a warengagement - 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"
Armageddon - any catastrophically destructive battle; "they called the first World War an Armageddon"
pitched battle - a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
naval battle - a pitched battle between naval fleets
armed combat, combat - an engagement fought between two military forces
dogfight - an aerial engagement between fighter planes
assault - close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
2.engagement - a meeting arranged in advanceengagement - a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"
blind date - a date with a stranger; "she never goes on blind dates"
double date - a date in which two couples participate
tryst, rendezvous - a date; usually with a member of the opposite sex
date, escort - a participant in a date; "his date never stopped talking"
3.engagement - a mutual promise to marryengagement - a mutual promise to marry            
ringing - the giving of a ring as a token of engagement
4.engagement - the act of giving someone a job
call-back - the recall of an employee after a layoff
gig - a booking for musicians; "they played a gig in New Jersey"
6.engagement - contact by fitting togetherengagement - contact by fitting together; "the engagement of the clutch"; "the meshing of gears"
impinging, striking, contact - the physical coming together of two or more things; "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull"
7.engagement - the act of sharing in the activities of a groupengagement - the act of sharing in the activities of a group; "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities"
group action - action taken by a group of people
intervention, intercession - the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.); "it occurs without human intervention"
group participation - participation by all members of a group

1. appointment, meeting, interview, date, commitment, arrangement, rendezvous He had an engagement at a restaurant in Greek Street at eight.
2. betrothal, marriage contract, troth (archaic), agreement to marry I've broken off my engagement to Arthur.
3. battle, fight, conflict, action, struggle, clash, contest, encounter, combat, confrontation, skirmish, face-off (slang) The constitution prevents them from military engagement on foreign soil.
4. participation, joining, taking part, involvement his proactive engagement in the peace process
5. job, work, post, situation, commission, employment, appointment, gig (informal), stint her first official engagement as Miss World
engagement [ɪnˈgeɪdʒmənt]
A. N
1. (to marry) → compromiso m; (= period of engagement) → noviazgo m
they announced their engagement yesterdayanunciaron su compromiso ayer
the engagement lasted ten monthsel noviazgo duró diez meses
the engagement is announced of Miss A to Mr Bla Srta. A y el Sr. B han anunciado su compromiso(matrimonial)
2. (= appointment) → compromiso m, cita f
I have a previous engagementya tengo un compromiso
3. (= undertaking) → compromiso m
to enter into an engagement to do sthcomprometerse a hacer algo
4. (Mil) (= battle) → batalla f, combate m
5. (= contract) → contrato m
a long engagement at a theatreun contrato largo con un teatro
B. CPD engagement book Ndietario m; (at work) → agenda f de trabajo
engagement diary N = engagement book engagement party Nfiesta f de compromiso
engagement ring Nanillo m de compromiso or de pedida

engagement [ɪnˈgeɪdʒmənt] n
(= appointment) → rendez-vous m inv
I have a previous engagement → J'ai déjà un rendez-vous., Je suis déjà pris(e).
(= appearance in public)
He has a speaking engagement every night this week → Il a une intervention publique tous les soirs cette semaine.
official engagement → obligation f officielle
public engagement → obligation f officielle
professional engagement [actor, musician, dancer] → engagement m
social engagement → obligation f sociale
(to marry)fiançailles fpl
(MILITARY)combat m
rules of engagement → règles fpl d'engagement
engagement ring nbague f de fiançailles

(= appointment)Verabredung f; (of actor etc)Engagement nt; public/social engagementsöffentliche/gesellschaftliche Verpflichtungen pl; a dinner engagementeine Verabredung zum Essen
(= betrothal)Verlobung f
(form, = undertaking) → Verpflichtung f
(Mil) → Gefecht nt, → Kampf m
(of parts of machine)Ineinandergreifen nt

engagement diary
engagement ring

engagement [ɪnˈgeɪdʒmənt] n
a. (appointment, undertaking) → impegno
I have a previous engagement → ho già un impegno
b. (of worker, servant) → assunzione f; (of actor, speaker) → ingaggio; (of lawyer) → nomina
c. (to marry) → fidanzamento
to break off one's engagement → rompere il fidanzamento
d. (Mil) (battle) → scontro, combattimento

engagement اِرْتِبَاط schůzka aftale Verabredung υποχρέωση compromiso tapaaminen rendez-vous dogovor appuntamento 約束 약속 afspraak avtale zobowiązanie compromisso встреча arrangemang การหมั้น randevu cuộc hẹn 约会

n.  [birth] encajamiento de la cabeza fetal.

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Miss Pink wrote word of the engagement to Moody first; reserving to a later day the superior pleasure of informing Lady Lydiard of the very event which that audacious woman had declared to be impossible.
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