engagement

English Online Dictionary. What means engagement‎? What does engagement mean?

English

Etymology

From French engagement.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒ.mənt/
• Hyphenation: en‧gage‧ment

Noun

engagement (countable and uncountable, plural engagements)

1. (countable) An appointment, especially to speak or perform.

2. (countable, uncountable) Connection or attachment.

3. (uncountable, by extension, about human emotional state) The feeling of being compelled, drawn in, connected to what is happening, interested in what will happen next.
4. (countable, uncountable) The period of time when marriage is planned or promised.

5. (countable, uncountable) In any situation of conflict, an actual instance of active hostilities.

6. (fencing, countable) The point at which the fencers are close enough to join blades, or to make an effective attack during an encounter.

7. (Internet, countable) A performance metric representing an instance where a user interacts with a post after an impression.
   1. (uncountable) The quantitative response to a post; attention.

Synonyms

• commitment
• action

Antonyms

• apathy
• disengagement

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French

Etymology

From engager (“to commit”) +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.ɡaʒ.mɑ̃/

Noun

engagement m (plural engagements)

1. commitment
2. engagement

Further reading

• “engagement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Norman

Etymology

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Noun

engagement m (plural engagements)

1. (Jersey) engagement