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UK
/ɛnɡˈeɪdʒmənt/
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[ US /ɛnˈɡeɪdʒmənt/ ]
[ US /ɛnˈɡeɪdʒmənt/ ]
NOUN
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the act of sharing in the activities of a group
the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities -
a meeting arranged in advance
she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date - the act of giving someone a job
- a mutual promise to marry
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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 -
contact by fitting together
the meshing of gears
the engagement of the clutch -
employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time
the play had bookings throughout the summer
How To Use engagement In A Sentence
- Range selection is dependent on the anticipated engagement range; it is affected by terrain intervisibility, weather, and light conditions. FM 71-1 Chapter 2 Battle Command
- When a first-class work of literature is made into a movie, one always feels that some essential quality has been lost: an engagement with language, a reflectiveness, a guiding intelligence.
- It includes strategies for promoting high academic achievement as well as off-setting problems of alienation, disengagement, and emotional distress.
- Please accept my warmest congratulations on your engagement.
- Non-lethal weapons have inherent characteristics of precision effects, selectivity of engagement, and versatility.
- While the generally liberal-leaning U.S. foreign policy establishment was quick to equate Obama's ascent to the presidency with a "new area of international engagement," the realities of realpolitilk has not only forced the President into a "straightjacket" with limited policy options vis-à-vis Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq. Sigurd Neubauer: Tea Partiers, Watch Out: Obama's Iran Policies Echo Bush's
- They selected a diamond engagement ring.
- He made a notation on his engagement calendar.
- You have to have some sort of engagement, some sort of a carrot that not only entices that actual government but makes sure that other forces within Iran know there's an alternative. A Firmer Hand
- Vulnerability is not weakness, and the uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure we face every day are not optional. Our only choice is a question of engagement. Our willingness to own and engage with our vulnerability determines the depth of our courage and the clarity of our purpose; the level to which we protect ourselves from being vulnerable is a measure of our fear and disconnection. Brene Brown
