noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a prior engagement formal (= an event that you have already promised to attend )
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The Prime Minister was unable to attend owing to a prior engagement.
an engagement ring
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I noticed that she had an engagement ring on her finger.
an official visit/engagement etc (= one that relates to an important job or position )
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The Prime Minister was on an official visit to China.
break (off) your engagement
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In the end she decided to break their engagement.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
active
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The struggle against disabling barriers, however, is an active and creative engagement .
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But our fundamental mode of being is one of active engagement in the world.
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The active engagement of the learner in this process has been studied extensively under the title perception.
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Its objective goes beyond the dissemination of knowledge in recommending an active and intimate engagement within popular subjectivities and forms of signification.
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This was understandable since the Fellowship cultivated a quietist spirit remote from active engagement in politics.
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The more text-based work requires active learning and engagement with the language of science.
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Old Age Active engagement may give way to the skills of contemplation and reflection.
broken
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She had told him about her broken engagement and how deeply hurt and wary she had felt after it.
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And why had he been so angry and contemptuous, so scathing about her broken engagement ?
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For the first time in weeks the thought of her broken engagement hadn't been lurking to ambush her.
civic
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His work on social capital and civic engagement has been heavily drawn upon by Francis Fukuyama and others.
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Being a first-class citizen is about that kind of civic engagement .
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First, the postwar boom in college enrollments raised levels of civic engagement , offsetting the generational trends.
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Evidence for the decline of social capital and civic engagement comes from a number of independent sources.
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Indeed, the overall declines in civic engagement are somewhat greater among housewives than among employed women.
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Even more striking is the evidence that among workers, longer hours are linked to more civic engagement .
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So hard work does not prevent civic engagement .
constructive
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Premier's policy of constructive engagement incorporates a strong community development element.
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The softly-softly diplomacy of constructive engagement has no effect on President Mugabe.
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Also the regime wants to offer something to Asean and justify constructive engagement by accepting a mediator from an Asean member country.
official
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The royal couple are rarely seen together outside official engagements .
political
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A good deal of straight forward social activity is almost always associated with the actual political engagement .
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He talked about the civil rights movement, the need for political engagement , careful analysis, honest leadership.
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He harbored strong opinions and could be brash in expressing them, but avoided political engagement that had no purpose.
prior
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Mr Kissinger refused to appear in court, saying he had a prior engagement .
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The minister kept him waiting two hours, then two days, then remembered a pressing prior engagement .
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This too must be shown ... That evening she turned down a prior supper engagement , pleading a headache.
public
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On a rare public engagement the Duchess today met some familiar faces and launched another two of their projects.
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In fact, though, various developments are expanding the range of public engagement .
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In 1869 he presided over its annual general meeting, his last public engagement before he died, a week later.
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Twice last week she appeared at stage-managed public engagements with her husband, smiling and gazing at him.
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The Princess broke down in tears during her first public engagement after Mr Morton's book went on sale.
social
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Perhaps he'd simply cancelled whatever social engagements he had when he'd realised that his brother needed sorting out?
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Such theories lead logically to leaving older people alone rather than attempting to improve the quality of their lives through continued social engagement .
■ NOUN
letter
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An example engagement letter is set out in Section 1101.1.
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Compliance unit in London office maintains a central register of all corporate finance engagement letters obtained by the firm.
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Due to the onerous nature of this work it is important that any engagement letter fully indemnifies the Firm.
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A pre-issuance review of the engagement letter may be desirable where this is included.
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Professional legal advice should be sought by the Firm before issuing such an engagement letter .
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The engagement letter will need to be tailored to each disposal assignment.
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The engagement letter need only be issued after, not before, an initial meeting where potential services are outlined.
party
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That is why the bridegroom's family hosts the engagement party .
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Dear Ursula: I was invited to an engagement party for a couple I barely know.
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Four men have appeared in court charged with the murder of a man at his engagement party .
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We're going to have an engagement party .
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Though I missed the engagement party of my young Sheikh, I attended another a few years later.
ring
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She had hoped his ideas lay in another direction, like an engagement ring .
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The glitter of the rhinestones was answered by the glitter of the diamond in her engagement ring .
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It included a huge shot of her Cartier diamond and white-gold engagement ring .
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She is sometimes seen by his side but wears no engagement ring .
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She was Tim's first choice when he set out to find the perfect engagement ring for the woman he loved.
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A full guarantee comes with every Beaverbrooks purchase and a year's free insurance policy with your engagement ring .
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He is the heavenly Lover's engagement ring given to us.
■ VERB
accept
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Of particular relevance in determining whether to accept an acquisition engagement are: Engagement risk.
announce
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They announced the engagement in November 1941.
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After the initial excitement of announcing the engagement and setting a date, planning the event begins.
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A couple may begin living together or formally announce their engagement .
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If only he would announce his engagement !
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Then Shanti and Chris announced their engagement .
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Andrew Kean and Donna Denson announced their engagement in February.
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Just four weeks after Charles's ship left Portsmouth, Camilla and Andrew announced their engagement .
break
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But she broke off the engagement when he went home to do military service.
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Buckling under the pressure, I broke off the engagement and did not return to the United States that fall.
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Eileen breaks off her engagement , but Alan then resumes his relationship with the younger Beth, played by Julia Foster.
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Fifteen years after the broken engagement , her attraction to Eddie was muddled neither by youth nor by the threat of matrimony.
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In a fit of jealousy, Koons broke off their engagement .
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They returned fire before breaking off the engagement .
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But, without warning, she broke off her engagement .
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Margarett Sargent had broken a year-long engagement , and nothing she had done since had retrieved her reputation.
cancel
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Perhaps he'd simply cancelled whatever social engagements he had when he'd realised that his brother needed sorting out?
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He had been prepared to cancel an engagement at London's Victoria and Albert Museum if a satisfactory outcome was reached.
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Midge, who had cancelled none of her engagements , asked Patrick if he would accompany her in Stevie's place.
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Now the 60-year-old film star has cancelled all her engagements until the end of the year.
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But the prince was still in pain today and was forced to cancel the engagement .
carry
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Down through the garden came servants and foster daughters carrying the cases of engagement presents and the engagement jewels.
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Last year Anne carried out 736 engagements compared to Andy's 128.
speak
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During the last years of his life Carlile undertook a series of speaking engagements in the Midlands and North.
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Spindler was at MacWorld, said a spokeswoman, but had no speaking engagements .
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Next to the speaking engagement , the nearest legal equivalent to the straight cash bribe is the campaign contribution.
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Nor did they mind the fact that she was constantly picking up and leaving for short periods to fulfill speaking engagements elsewhere.
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He has rejected invitations to appear on national talk shows and has limited his out-of-state speaking engagements .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Anita broke off her engagement when she found out that Paulo had been seeing another woman.
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Glennis and John announced their engagement yesterday.
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Has he bought you an engagement ring yet?
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They've officially announced their engagement .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A full diary of engagements has been booked for the months ahead.
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It included a huge shot of her Cartier diamond and white-gold engagement ring.
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Mah Rana will design your wedding or engagement rings especially for you from around £95.
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The engagements used to go to the artists who brought them back the best presents from their tours abroad.
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This engagement is yet another example of how well schools can work.
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Woolworth's engagement rings, each a lump of glass as big as the Ritz.