engagement
noun
en·gage·ment
in-ˈgāj-mənt 
en-
1
a
: an arrangement to meet or be present at a specified time and place
a dinner engagement
b
: a job or period of employment especially as a performer
3
4
: the state of being in gear
5
: a hostile encounter between military forces
Examples of engagement in a Sentence
The couple recently announced their engagement.
She surprised everyone by breaking off her yearlong engagement.
We have a dinner engagement this weekend.
She's been offered several speaking engagements.
his lifelong engagement with politics
a lack of emotional engagement
Recent Examples on the Web
This type of cross-pollination between traditional sports fandom and digital creator culture represents a new frontier in audience engagement.
—
Ian Shepherd, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
Earlier this week, Majors and his current romantic partner Meagan Good revealed their engagement.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 22 Nov. 2024
For an entertainment business, that evaluation will be left to its consumers to decide via the metrics of ticket sales, TV ratings, and online engagement.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 22 Nov. 2024
The Reiss x McLaren collaboration launched this year and increased the brand’s engagement by 3,563 percent, as compared to the brand’s average yearly engagement.
—Kanika Talwar, WWD, 21 Nov. 2024
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Ian Shepherd, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
Earlier this week, Majors and his current romantic partner Meagan Good revealed their engagement.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 22 Nov. 2024
For an entertainment business, that evaluation will be left to its consumers to decide via the metrics of ticket sales, TV ratings, and online engagement.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 22 Nov. 2024
The Reiss x McLaren collaboration launched this year and increased the brand’s engagement by 3,563 percent, as compared to the brand’s average yearly engagement.
—Kanika Talwar, WWD, 21 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for engagement
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“Engagement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/engagement. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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engagement
noun
en·gage·ment
in-ˈgāj-mənt
1
a
: a promise to be present at a specified place and time
b
: employment especially for a stated time
the band had engagements in different towns
3
a
: the act of engaging : the state of being engaged
b
: an agreement to marry
also
: the period during which one is pledged to be married
4
: the state of being meshed into a working arrangement in which one part drives another
5
: the state of being in conflict, opposition, or battle
Medical Definition
engagement
noun
en·gage·ment
in-ˈgāj-mənt
: the phase of childbirth in which the fetal head passes into the cavity of the true pelvis
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