engagement
noun
en·gage·ment
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Definition of engagement
1a
: an arrangement to meet or be present at a specified time and place
a dinner engagement
b
: a job or period of employment especially as a performer
b
: emotional involvement or commitment
seesaws between obsessive engagement and ambiguous detachment— Gary Taylor
c
: betrothal
4
: the state of being in gear
5
: a hostile encounter between military forces
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Examples of engagement in a Sentence
The couple recently announced their engagement.
She surprised everyone by breaking off her yearlong engagement.
We have a dinner engagement this weekend.
She's been offered several speaking engagements.
his lifelong engagement with politics
a lack of emotional engagement
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Recent Examples on the Web
Some were angered and uneasy with what seemed to be a shift in the rules of engagement on the streets. — Michael Wilson, New York Times, "After Pantaleo, Wary N.Y.P.D. Officers Say No One Has Their Backs," 22 Aug. 2019 Brett Bruen, the former director of global engagement under the Obama administration and president of the consulting firm Global Situation Room, told Recode. — Emily Stewart, Vox, "How China used Facebook and Twitter to spread disinformation about the Hong Kong protests," 20 Aug. 2019 In situations of war and conflict—such as in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, and elsewhere—our perspective has always been to put the interests of civilian lives ahead of the politics of military engagement. — Annabelle Timsit, Quartz India, "A British journal has upset a lot of Indians by weighing in on Kashmir," 19 Aug. 2019 The lack of civic engagement allows the wealthy and powerful to disenfranchise huge masses of Americans. — The Atlantic, "The Conversation," 18 Aug. 2019 This presentation will cover how to protect and nurture trust in your followers, train and equip your team to own responsibilities, create higher levels of engagement, and much more. — Houston Chronicle, "Fort Bend-area calendar of events," 12 Aug. 2019 The rules of engagement have failed the U.S on many levels. — Fox News, "How the Taliban remained dominant in Afghanistan: Terrifying tactics and an advancing weapons arsenal," 7 Aug. 2019 When: Beginning Monday, Aug. 19 through the run of engagementValid Monday-Thursday, excluding holidays. — SFChronicle.com, "‘The Peanut Butter Falcon’," 5 Aug. 2019 What was her level of engagement like throughout the process? — Marley Marius, Vogue, "Meet the Chicago-Based Designer Behind Barbra Streisand’s Show-Stopping Wardrobe," 2 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'engagement.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for engagement
engagement
noun
English Language Learners Definition of engagement
: an agreement to be married : the act of becoming engaged or the state of being engaged to be married
: a promise to meet or be present at a particular place and time
: a job as a performer
See the full definition for engagement in the English Language Learners Dictionary
engagement
noun
en·gage·ment
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Kids Definition of engagement
1
: the act of becoming engaged to be married : the state of being engaged to be married
They announced their engagement.
2
: employment sense 3
He was offered several speaking engagements.
3
: appointment sense 1
It was Saturday and she had an important engagement.— Ellen Raskin, The Westing Game
4
: a fight between armed forces : battle
engagement
noun
en·gage·ment
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Medical Definition of engagement
: the phase of childbirth in which the fetal head passes into the cavity of the true pelvis
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