engagement
An appointment, especially to speak or perform.
Example
“The lecturer has three speaking engagements this week.”
Other meanings
Connection or attachment.
“Check the gears for full engagement before turning the handle.”
The feeling of being compelled, drawn in, connected to what is happening, interested in what will happen next.
Synonyms
- commitment
- action
Related words
- nonengagement
- postengagement
- preengagement
- unengagement
- engagement chicken
- engagement ring
- disengagement
- rule of engagement
- reengagement
- line of engagement
Example sentences
Word history
From French "engagement".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “engagement” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.