engagement
An appointment, especially to speak or performAn appointment, especially to speak or perform.
» Tom and Mary just announced their engagement.
Tom und Maria haben gerade ihre Verlobung bekanntgegeben.
Том та Мері щойно оголосили про свої заручини.
Meaning
8 senses(countable)An appointment, especially to speak or perform.
The lecturer has three speaking engagements this week.
prior engagement
Verpflichtung
ангажеме́нтangažemént
ангажеме́нтanhažemént
(countable, uncountable)Connection or attachment.
Check the gears for full engagement before turning the handle.
Bindung
сцепле́ниеsceplénije, зацепле́ниеzaceplénije
заче́пленняzačéplennja, зче́пленняzčéplennja
(broadly, uncountable)The feeling of being compelled, drawn in, connected to what is happening, interested in what will happen next.
вовлечённостьvovlečónnostʹ
(countable, uncountable)The period of time when marriage is planned or promised.
We are enjoying a long engagement, but haven't yet set a date.
Verlobung, Verlöbnis
помо́лвкаpomólvka, обруче́ниеobručénije
зару́чиниzarúčyny, обру́ченняobrúčennja
employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time
(countable, uncountable)In any situation of conflict, an actual instance of active hostilities.
The engagement resulted in many casualties.
Gefecht
сраже́ниеsražénije, сты́чкаstýčka, схва́ткаsxvátka
бійbij, су́тичкаsútyčka
(countable)The point at which the fencers are close enough to join blades, or to make an effective attack during an encounter.
After engagement it quickly became clear which of the fencers was going to prevail.
(Internet, countable)A performance metric representing an instance where a user interacts with some content after an impression.
A performance metric representing an instance where a user interacts with some content after an impression.
(Internet, uncountable)The quantitative response to a piece of content or a service; attention.
Examples
167 sentencesTom and Mary just announced their engagement.
Том та Мері щойно оголосили про свої заручини.
deTom und Maria haben gerade ihre Verlobung bekanntgegeben.
I am very happy to hear about your engagement.
Я радий чути про ваші заручини.
Tom couldn't attend the meeting because of a previous engagement.
Том не зміг бути присутнім на зустрічі із-за наявності попередніх зобов'язань.
They called off their engagement.
Вони скасували заручини.
ruОни отменили свою помолвку.
deSie lösten ihre Verlobung auf.
Mary lost her engagement ring.
Мері загубила свою обручку.
ruМэри потеряла своё обручальное кольцо.
deMaria hat ihren Verlobungsring verloren.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 4
By meaning 6
By meaning 4
Origin
From French engagement. Equivalent to engage + -ment.From French engagement. Equivalent to engage + -ment.
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Forms
plural: engagements| Singular | engagement |
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regular
Synonyms
17 synonyms- employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time:booking
- the act of sharing in the activities of a group:participationinvolvementinvolution
- contact by fitting together:meshmeshinginterlocking
- the act of giving someone a job:employment
- a mutual promise to marry:betrothaltroth
- a meeting arranged in advance:dateappointment
Antonyms
3 antonymsWord family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
11 patterns- engagement ring
- an engagement ring
- announced their engagement
- a previous engagement
- previous engagement
- an an engagement
- expensive engagement ring
- her engagement ring
- an expensive engagement
- the engagement ring
- expensive engagement