noun · 15 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒ.mənt/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
An appointment, especially to speak or perform.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Examples
The lecturer has three speaking engagements this week.
prior engagement
a future engagement
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Connection or attachment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
Check the gears for full engagement before turning the handle.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The feeling of being compelled, drawn in, connected to what is happening, interested in what will happen next.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, uncountable
Qualifier: about human emotional state
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The period of time when marriage is planned or promised.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
We are enjoying a long engagement, but haven't yet set a date.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
In any situation of conflict, an actual instance of active hostilities.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
The engagement resulted in many casualties.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
The point at which the fencers are close enough to join blades, or to make an effective attack during an encounter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: fencing, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war
Examples
After engagement it quickly became clear which of the fencers was going to prevail.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
A performance metric representing an instance where a user interacts with some content after an impression.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
A performance metric representing an instance where a user interacts with some content after an impression.
The quantitative response to a piece of content or a service; attention.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
noun
Meaning 9
employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the play had bookings throughout the summer
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: booking
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: employment, work
Narrower terms: gig
10
noun
Meaning 10
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga
he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement