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
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The arrival marks the start of a full day of ceremonial and diplomatic engagements with King Charles III.
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Amanda Castro
hannah Parry
shane Croucher
jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Chase Carter, the director of community engagement at CureSearch, which is one of Mattel’s partners, is a childhood cancer survivor who worked on the development of the Brave Ken.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 18 Sep. 2025
Its long-running TV operations provided solid foundation for growth, while Shahid, which is one of the leading Arabic streaming platform in MENA, would drive expansion by prioritising investments to enhance user experience and engagement, the group continued.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
The royal welcome ceremony at Windsor Castle was the first official engagement of the president and first lady’s second state visit to the UK.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
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Amanda Castro
hannah Parry
shane Croucher
jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Chase Carter, the director of community engagement at CureSearch, which is one of Mattel’s partners, is a childhood cancer survivor who worked on the development of the Brave Ken.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 18 Sep. 2025
Its long-running TV operations provided solid foundation for growth, while Shahid, which is one of the leading Arabic streaming platform in MENA, would drive expansion by prioritising investments to enhance user experience and engagement, the group continued.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
The royal welcome ceremony at Windsor Castle was the first official engagement of the president and first lady’s second state visit to the UK.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
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 21 Sep. 2025.
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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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