What does "engagement" mean?
An appointment, especially to speak or perform.
Engagement
/ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒ.mənt/ noun
noun ·Common ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: An appointment, especially to speak or perform.
- Grammar: engagement is listed as noun.
- Nearest alternatives: appointment, involvement, participation, absorbed attention.
- Useful contrasts: academic boredom, academic loneliness, blank stare.
- Usage evidence: His father would never sanction his engagement to a girl who did not share the same religious beliefs as their family.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 An appointment, especially to speak or perform. countable
"The lecturer has three speaking engagements this week."
- 2 employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time wordnet
- 3 Connection or attachment. countable, uncountable
"Check the gears for full engagement before turning the handle."
- 4 a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war wordnet
- 5 The feeling of being compelled, drawn in, connected to what is happening, interested in what will happen next. broadly, uncountable
"In a recent study with a movie recommendation site […], higher message interactivity in the form of footprints of user actions, responsive suggestions in a search box, and live-chatting with an online agent led to greater perceived contingency and engagement with the site, which ultimately created more positive attitudes toward it and higher intention to recommend the site to others."
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- 6 the act of giving someone a job wordnet
- 7 The period of time when marriage is planned or promised. countable, uncountable
"We are enjoying a long engagement, but haven't yet set a date."
- 8 the act of sharing in the activities of a group wordnet
- 9 In any situation of conflict, an actual instance of active hostilities. countable, uncountable
"The engagement resulted in many casualties."
- 10 a mutual promise to marry wordnet
- 11 The point at which the fencers are close enough to join blades, or to make an effective attack during an encounter. countable
"After engagement it quickly became clear which of the fencers was going to prevail."
- 12 contact by fitting together wordnet
- 13 A performance metric representing an instance where a user interacts with some content after an impression. Internet, countable
- 14 a meeting arranged in advance wordnet
- 15 A performance metric representing an instance where a user interacts with some content after an impression.; The quantitative response to a piece of content or a service; attention. Internet, uncountable
"A new peer-reviewed study from researchers at New York University and the Université Grenoble Alpes in France will show that misinformation got six times as much engagement on Facebook as real news, The Washington Post reports."
Synonyms
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Example
"His father would never sanction his engagement to a girl who did not share the same religious beliefs as their family."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "engagement"?
Common synonyms include: appointment, involvement, participation, absorbed attention, absorption, action.
How do you use "engagement" in a sentence?
His father would never sanction his engagement to a girl who did not share the same religious beliefs as their family.
How do you pronounce "engagement"?
Pronounced /ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒ.mənt/.
Etymology
From French engagement. Equivalent to engage + -ment.