noun
1 appointment
ADJECTIVE
▪ previous , prior
▪
Mrs Meyer regrets that she is unable to attend owing to a previous ~.
▪ important
▪ business , official , public , social
▪ royal
▪ dinner , lunch
▪ speaking
VERB + ENGAGEMENT
▪ have
▪ keep
▪
It is important that I keep this ~.
▪ carry out ( formal , esp. BrE )
▪
The chairman will carry out no official public ~s during the month of August.
▪ cancel
▪
The president was forced to cancel all public ~s.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ with
▪
He had an important ~ with his financial adviser.
2 agreement to get married
ADJECTIVE
▪ long
▪ broken
VERB + ENGAGEMENT
▪ announce
▪ celebrate
▪ break ( esp. AmE ), break off , cancel , end
ENGAGEMENT + NOUN
▪ ring
▪ party
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ to
▪
He announced his ~ to his long-time girlfriend.
3 being involved
ADJECTIVE
▪ constructive , effective
▪ active
▪ intense , passionate , serious
▪
his serious intellectual ~ with this issue
▪ creative , emotional , imaginative , intellectual
▪ civic ( AmE ), political
▪
Higher education can contribute to civic ~.
▪
the decline in political ~
VERB + ENGAGEMENT
▪ encourage , promote ( esp. AmE )
▪
Her church promoted civic ~. ( AmE )
▪ facilitate ( esp. AmE )
▪ increase
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ in
▪
the lack of ~ in politics
▪ ~ with
▪
Feminist criticism is a starting point for a deeper ~ with the text.