Engagement word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "engagement" word

[noun] employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time; "the play had bookings throughout the summer"
[noun] 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"
[noun] the act of giving someone a job
[noun] the act sharing in the activities of a group; "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities"
[noun] a mutual promise to marry
[noun] contact by fitting together; "the engagement of the clutch"; "the meshing of gears"
[noun] a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"

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\En*gage"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}.

Synonyms for engagement

appointment, battle, betrothal, booking, conflict, date, fight, interlocking, involvement, mesh, meshing, participation, troth

Antonyms: non-engagement, non-involvement, nonparticipation

Related terms: absorption, bargain, deal, deep study, double date, embarrassment, enmeshment, handfasting, interchange, intertwining, interview, invitation, joint ownership, joust, marriage proposal, mesh, profound thought, program, snow job, taking on, test, understanding

The fun area, different aproach to word »engagement«

Let's analyse "engagement" as pure text. This string has Ten letters in Four syllables and Four vowels. 40% of vowels is 1.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: TNEMEGAGNE. Average typing speed for these characters is 2770 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: . -. --. .- --. . -- . -. -

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: engagement: 5 + 1 + 5 + 5 = 16, reduced: 7 . and the final result is Seven.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: engagement: 5 + 5 + 7 + 1 + 7 + 5 + 4 + 5 + 5 + 2 = 46, reduced: 1, and the final result is One.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
E (3)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
G (2)	7	Chariot	Strong, Sturdy, Decisive
M (1)	13	Death	Creator, Developer, Builder
N (2)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
T (1)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful

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