engagement : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: engagement	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for engagement
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
engagement n a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement" Synonym(s): battle, conflict, fight, engagement a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date" Synonym(s): date, appointment, engagement a mutual promise to marry Synonym(s): betrothal, troth, engagement the act of giving someone a job Synonym(s): employment, engagement employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time; "the play had bookings throughout the summer" Synonym(s): engagement, booking contact by fitting together; "the engagement of the clutch"; "the meshing of gears" Synonym(s): engagement, mesh, meshing, interlocking the act of sharing in the activities of a group; "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities" Synonym(s): engagement, participation, involvement, involution Antonym(s): non-engagement, non- involvement, nonparticipation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Engagement \Engage"ment\, n. [Cf. F. engagement.] 1. The act of engaging, pledging, enlisting, occupying, or entering into contest. 2. The state of being engaged, pledged or occupied; specif., a pledge to take some one as husband or wife. 3. That which engages; engrossing occupation; employment of the attention; obligation by pledge, promise, or contract; an enterprise embarked in; as, his engagements prevented his acceptance of any office. Religion, which is the chief engagement* of our league. --Milton. 4. (Mil.) An action; a fight; a battle. In hot engagement with the Moors. --Dryden. 5. (Mach.) The state of being in gear; as, one part of a clutch is brought into engagement with the other part. Syn: Vocation; business; employment; occupation; promise; stipulation; betrothal; word; battle; combat; fight; contest; conflict. See {Battle}.