engagement meaning and definition

ENGAGEMENT noun

Definition of engagement (noun)

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"
   • synonyms: battle, conflict, fight
2. a meeting arranged in advance
   • "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"
   • synonyms: appointment, date
3. a mutual promise to marry
   • synonyms: betrothal, troth
4. the act of giving someone a job
   • synonyms: employment
5. employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time
   • "the play had bookings throughout the summer"
   • synonyms: booking
6. contact by fitting together
   • "the engagement of the clutch"; "the meshing of gears"
   • synonyms: interlocking, mesh, meshing
7. the act of sharing in the activities of a group
   • "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities"
   • synonyms: involution, involvement, participation
   • antonym: non-engagement