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Word: Engagement
Speech Type: Noun
early 17th century (in the general sense ‘a legal or moral obligation’): French, from engager ‘to pledge’ (see engage)
ɪnˈɡeɪdʒm(ə)nt
ɛnˈɡeɪdʒm(ə)nt
a formal agreement to get married
Short Definition:agreement to get married
Examples:- she'd broken off her engagement to Paul
an arrangement to do something or go somewhere at a fixed time
Short Definition:arrangement to do something
Examples:- a dinner engagement
the action of engaging or being engaged
Short Definition:action of engaging
Examples:- Britain's continued engagement in open trading
a fight or battle between armed forces
Short Definition:battle between armed forces
Examples:- the war's most significant engagements were fought to keep these sea lanes open
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