engagement

noun

/ɪnˈɡeɪdʒmənt/

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before marriage

[countable] an agreement to marry somebody; the period during which two people are engaged

Their engagement was announced in the local paper.
engagement (to somebody) She has broken off her engagement to Charles.
an engagement party
a long/short engagement
He announced his engagement to his long-time girlfriend.

Topics Life stagesc1

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

long
broken

verb + engagement

announce
celebrate
break
…

engagement + noun

ring
party

preposition

engagement to

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arrangement to do something

[countable] an arrangement to do something at a particular time, especially something official or something connected with your job

an engagement book/diary
He has a number of social engagements next week.
It was her first official engagement.
I had to refuse because of a prior engagement.

Extra Examples

I don't keep an engagement diary these days.
It is important that I keep this engagement.
The president fell ill and was forced to cancel all public engagements.
The chairman will carry out no official public engagements during the month of August.
Mrs Meyer regrets that she is unable to attend owing to a previous engagement.
He had an important engagement with his financial adviser.

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

previous
prior
important
…

verb + engagement

have
keep
carry out
…

preposition

engagement with

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being involved

[uncountable] (formal) being involved with somebody/something in an attempt to understand them/it

engagement (with somebody/something) Her views are based on years of engagement with the problems of the inner city.
engagement (in something) the lack of engagement in politics

Extra Examples

Her church promoted civic engagement.
Higher education can contribute to civic engagement.
his serious intellectual engagement with this issue
the decline in political engagement

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

constructive
effective
active
…

verb + engagement

encourage
promote
facilitate
…

preposition

engagement in
engagement with

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fighting

[countable, uncountable] (specialist) fighting between two armies, etc.

The general tried to avoid an engagement with the enemy.

Topics War and conflictc2

employment

[uncountable, countable] (British English) an arrangement to employ somebody; the process of employing somebody

The terms of engagement are to be agreed in writing.

Word Originearly 17th cent. (in the general sense ‘a legal or moral obligation’): French, from engager ‘to pledge’.

单词	engagement
释义	engagement noun /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒmənt/ /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒmənt/ jump to other results before marriage [countable] an agreement to marry somebody; the period during which two people are engaged Their engagement was announced in the local paper. engagement (to somebody) She has broken off her engagement to Charles. an engagement party a long/short engagement He announced his engagement to his long-time girlfriend. Topics Life stagesc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective long broken verb + engagement announce celebrate break … engagement + noun ring party preposition engagement to See full entry arrangement to do something [countable] an arrangement to do something at a particular time, especially something official or something connected with your job an engagement book/diary He has a number of social engagements next week. It was her first official engagement. I had to refuse because of a prior engagement. Extra Examples I don't keep an engagement diary these days. It is important that I keep this engagement. The president fell ill and was forced to cancel all public engagements. The chairman will carry out no official public engagements during the month of August. Mrs Meyer regrets that she is unable to attend owing to a previous engagement. He had an important engagement with his financial adviser. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective previous prior important … verb + engagement have keep carry out … preposition engagement with See full entry being involved [uncountable] (formal) being involved with somebody/something in an attempt to understand them/it engagement (with somebody/something) Her views are based on years of engagement with the problems of the inner city. engagement (in something) the lack of engagement in politics Extra Examples Her church promoted civic engagement. Higher education can contribute to civic engagement. his serious intellectual engagement with this issue the decline in political engagement Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective constructive effective active … verb + engagement encourage promote facilitate … preposition engagement in engagement with See full entry fighting [countable, uncountable] (specialist) fighting between two armies, etc. The general tried to avoid an engagement with the enemy. Topics War and conflictc2 employment [uncountable, countable] (British English) an arrangement to employ somebody; the process of employing somebody The terms of engagement are to be agreed in writing. Word Originearly 17th cent. (in the general sense ‘a legal or moral obligation’): French, from engager ‘to pledge’.
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