Definition of engagement

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  • engagement is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 14
  • engagement is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 14
  • engagement is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 19

Definition of engagement

  • a mutual promise to marry (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. betrothal
    2. troth
  • the act of giving someone a job (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. employment
  • contact by fitting together (noun)

    Examples

    1. the engagement of the clutch

    Synonyms

    1. interlocking
    2. mesh
    3. meshing
  • the act of sharing in the activities of a group (noun)

    Examples

    1. the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities

    Synonyms

    1. involution
    2. involvement
    3. participation
  • a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war (noun)

    Examples

    1. he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement

    Synonyms

    1. battle
    2. conflict
    3. fight
  • employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. booking
  • a meeting arranged in advance (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. appointment
    2. date

See definition of engagement in Merriam Webster