engagement

en·gage·ment

E0144500 (ĕn-gāj′mənt)n.1. a. The action of engaging or the state of being engaged: engagement in diplomacy.b. The condition of being in gear: engagement of the transmission.2. a. A mutual promise to get married.b. The period during which this promise is kept: a long engagement.3. A pledge or obligation: meeting one's engagements.4. A promise or agreement to be at a particular place at a particular time: a dinner engagement.5. a. Employment, especially for a specified time: his engagement with the firm.b. A specific, often limited, period of employment: a speaking engagement.6. A hostile encounter; a battle.Synonyms: engagement, appointment, assignation, date¹, rendezvous, tryst
These nouns denote a commitment to appear at a certain time and place: a business engagement; a dental appointment; a secret assignation; a date to play tennis; a rendezvous of agents at the border; a lovers' tryst.

engagement

(ɪnˈɡeɪdʒmənt) n1. a pledge of marriage; betrothal2. an appointment or arrangement, esp for business or social purposes3. the act of engaging or condition of being engaged4. a promise, obligation, or other condition that binds5. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) a period of employment, esp a limited period6. (Military) an action; battle7. (plural) financial obligations

en•gage•ment

(ɛnˈgeɪdʒ mənt)

n. 1. the act of engaging or the state of being engaged. 2. an appointment or arrangement, esp. to be somewhere or do something at a particular time. 3. an agreement to marry; betrothal. 4. a pledge; an obligation or agreement. 5. employment, or a period or post of employment. 6. an encounter, conflict, or battle. 7. the act or state of interlocking. [1615–25]

engagement

1. In air defense, an attack with guns or air-to-air missiles by an interceptor aircraft, or the launch of an air defense missile by air defense artillery and the missile's subsequent travel to intercept.
2. A tactical conflict, usually between opposing lower echelons maneuver forces. See also battle; campaign.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	engagement - 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"battle, fight, conflictmilitary action, action - a military engagement; "he saw action in Korea"Armageddon - any catastrophically destructive battle; "they called the first World War an Armageddon"pitched battle - a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and placenaval battle - a pitched battle between naval fleetsarmed combat, combat - an engagement fought between two military forceswar, warfare - the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of people were killed in the war"dogfight - an aerial engagement between fighter planesassault - close fighting during the culmination of a military attackarmed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
	2.	engagement - a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"appointment, dateget together, meeting - a small informal social gathering; "there was an informal meeting in my living room"blind date - a date with a stranger; "she never goes on blind dates"double date - a date in which two couples participatetryst, rendezvous - a date; usually with a member of the opposite sexdate, escort - a participant in a date; "his date never stopped talking"
	3.	engagement - a mutual promise to marry betrothal, trothpromise - a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the futureringing - the giving of a ring as a token of engagement
	4.	engagement - the act of giving someone a jobemploymentaction - something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"shape-up - a way of hiring longshoremen by the day; applicants gather around a union boss who selects those to be hiredcall-back - the recall of an employee after a layoffbooking, reservation - the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group); "wondered who had made the booking"
	5.	engagement - employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time; "the play had bookings throughout the summer"bookinggig - a booking for musicians; "they played a gig in New Jersey"employment, work - the occupation for which you are paid; "he is looking for employment"; "a lot of people are out of work"
	6.	engagement - contact by fitting together; "the engagement of the clutch"; "the meshing of gears"interlocking, meshing, meshimpinging, striking, contact - the physical coming together of two or more things; "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull"
	7.	engagement - the act of sharing in the activities of a group; "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities"involvement, participation, involutiongroup action - action taken by a group of peoplecommitment - an engagement by contract involving financial obligation; "his business commitments took him to London"intervention, intercession - the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.); "it occurs without human intervention"group participation - participation by all members of a groupnon-engagement, non-involvement, nonparticipation - withdrawing from the activities of a group

engagement

noun1. appointment, meeting, interview, date, commitment, arrangement, rendezvous He had an engagement at a restaurant in Greek Street at eight.2. betrothal, marriage contract, troth (archaic), agreement to marry I've broken off my engagement to Arthur.3. battle, fight, conflict, action, struggle, clash, contest, encounter, combat, confrontation, skirmish, face-off (slang) The constitution prevents them from military engagement on foreign soil.4. participation, joining, taking part, involvement his proactive engagement in the peace process5. job, work, post, situation, commission, employment, appointment, gig (informal), stint her first official engagement as Miss World

engagement

noun1. A commitment, as for a performance by an entertainer:booking.Slang: gig.2. The act or condition of being pledged to marry:betrothal, espousal, troth.3. A declaration that one will or will not do a certain thing:assurance, covenant, guarantee, guaranty, pledge, plight, promise, solemn word, vow, warrant, word, word of honor.4. A commitment to appear at a certain time and place:appointment, assignation, date, rendezvous, tryst.5. The act of employing for wages:employment, hire.6. A hostile encounter between opposing military forces:action, battle, combat.

Translations

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engage

(inˈgeidʒ) verb1. to begin to employ (a workman etc). He engaged him as his assistant. 僱用(工人等) 开始雇用（工人等） 2. to book; to reserve. He has engaged an entertainer for the children's party. 預約 预定3. to take hold of or hold fast; to occupy. to engage someone's attention. 引起(注意力等) 吸引（注意力），占去（时间等） 4. to join battle with. The two armies were fiercely engaged. 交戰 交战5. to (cause part of a machine etc to) fit into and lock with another part. The driver engaged second gear. 嚙合，使嚙合 使啮合enˈgaged adjective1. bound by promise (especially to marry). She became engaged to John. 已訂婚的 已订婚约的2. (with in) employed or occupied. She is engaged in social work. 從事，忙於 参加...工作3. busy; not free; occupied. Please come if you are not already engaged for that evening; The room / telephone line is engaged. 忙碌的，佔線的 无空的，占线的 enˈgagement nounthe engagement of three new assistants; When shall we announce our engagement?; Have you any engagements tomorrow?; a naval engagement (= battle); (also adjective) an engagement ring. 僱用，訂婚，約會，交戰 雇用，订婚的，约会，战役 enˈgaging adjective attractive. an engaging smile. 迷人的 迷人的

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