meaning of 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.
4. An action; a fight; a battle.
5. The state of being in gear; as, one part of a clutch is brought into engagement with the other part.
6. employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time; "the play had bookings throughout the
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Related Words
engagement | engagement ring |
