ENGAGEMENT


Meaning of ENGAGEMENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ in-ˈgāj-mənt, en- ]

noun

Date: 1601

1.

a. : 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

2. : something that engages : pledge

3.

a. : the act of engaging : the state of being engaged

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.