n. 25B6; noun
they broke off their engagement : MARRIAGE CONTRACT; dated betrothal; archaic espousal.
a business engagement : APPOINTMENT, meeting, arrangement, commitment; date, assignation, rendezvous; poetic/literary tryst.
Britain's continued engagement in open trading : PARTICIPATION, involvement, association.
his engagement as a curate : EMPLOYMENT, appointment; work, job, post, situation.
the first engagement of the war : BATTLE, fight, clash, confrontation, encounter, conflict, skirmish; warfare, action, combat, hostilities; informal dogfight.