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engagements definition
engagements |
Grep of noun engagement disengagement engagement engagement ring non-engagement Overview of noun engagement The noun engagement has 7 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (6) battle, conflict, fight, 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") 2. (2) date, appointment, engagement -- (a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date") 3. (2) betrothal, troth, engagement -- (a mutual promise to marry) 4. (1) employment, engagement -- (the act of giving someone a job) 5. (1) engagement, booking -- (employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time; "the play had bookings throughout the summer") 6. engagement, mesh, meshing, interlocking -- (contact by fitting together; "the engagement of the clutch"; "the meshing of gears") 7. engagement, participation, involvement -- (sharing the activities of a group "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities") Overview of noun engagement The noun engagement has 7 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (6) battle, conflict, fight, 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") 2. (2) date, appointment, engagement -- (a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date") 3. (2) betrothal, troth, engagement -- (a mutual promise to marry) 4. (1) employment, engagement -- (the act of giving someone a job) 5. (1) engagement, booking -- (employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time; "the play had bookings throughout the summer") 6. engagement, mesh, meshing, interlocking -- (contact by fitting together; "the engagement of the clutch"; "the meshing of gears") 7. engagement, participation, involvement -- (sharing the activities of a group "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities")
engagements definition
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