engagement

engagement
en|gage|ment [ınˈgeıdʒmənt] n
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1¦(before marriage)¦
2¦(arrangement to do something)¦
3¦(involvement)¦
4¦(fighting)¦
5¦(employment)¦
6¦(machine parts)¦
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1.) ¦(BEFORE MARRIAGE)¦
an agreement between two people to marry, or the period of time they are engaged
engagement of/to
▪ Their engagement was announced in the paper.
▪ Tony was stunned when Lisa suddenly broke off their engagement (=finished it) .
engagement ring
(=a ring that a man gives a woman to show that they are engaged)
2.) ¦(ARRANGEMENT TO DO SOMETHING)¦
an official arrangement to do something, especially one that is related to your work
official/public/royal etc engagement
▪ The princess will continue to carry out royal engagements .
▪ This is his only public speaking engagement on the tour.
▪ His excuse of a prior engagement was accepted.
3.) ¦(INVOLVEMENT)¦[U]
when you become involved with someone or something in order to understand them
engagement with/in
▪ a strategy of engagement and cooperation with China
▪ Many students pass without any real engagement in learning.
4.) ¦(FIGHTING)¦ [U and C]
technical fighting between armies etc
▪ military rules of engagement
5.) ¦(EMPLOYMENT)¦ [U and C] formal
an official arrangement to employ or pay someone to do a particular job
▪ Please sign to indicate your acceptance of the terms of engagement .
6.) ¦(MACHINE PARTS)¦[U]
the fitting together of the working parts of a machine

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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  • engagement — ENGAGEMENT. s. masc. L action d engager, ou l effet de cette action. Tenir une terre par engagement. Ce n est qu un engagement, il n en a pas lapropriété. [b]f♛/b] On appelle Engagement, Une Seigneurie engagée, un Domaine engagé. Cette Terre est… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • engagement — en‧gage‧ment [ɪnˈgeɪdʒmənt] noun formal 1. [countable, uncountable] HUMAN RESOURCES when you arrange to employ someone or to pay someone to do something for you: • the engagement of supply teachers by schools ˌterms of enˈgagement [plural] …   Financial and business terms

  • Engagement — [ãgaʒəˈmãː] (frz. engagement ‚Verpflichtung, Einsatz‘) ist: Soziales Engagement, freiwilliges und ehrenamtliches soziales Handeln intensiver persönlicher Einsatz für eine Sache, ähnlich auch Anstrengung die vertragliche Verpflichtung eines… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • Engagement — En*gage ment, n. [Cf. F. engagement.] 1. The act of engaging, pledging, enlisting, occupying, or entering into contest. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being engaged, pledged or occupied; specif., a pledge to take some one as husband or wife.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Engagement — Sn Einsatz, Anstellung erw. fremd. Erkennbar fremd (17. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus frz. engagement m., einer Ableitung von frz. engager verpflichten , eigentlich in Sold nehmen , zu frz. gage m. Pfand, Lohn und en . In der Bedeutung politische …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

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