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1. A hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
   "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement";
   - battle, conflict, fight
    
2. A meeting arranged in advance
   - date, appointment
    
3. A mutual promise to marry
   - betrothal, troth [archaic], betrothment
    
4. The act of giving someone a job
   - employment
    
5. Employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time
   "the play had engagements throughout the summer";
   - booking
    
6. Contact by fitting together
   "the engagement of the clutch";
   - mesh, meshing, interlocking
    
7. The act of sharing in the activities of a group
   "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities";
   - participation, involvement, involution

Derived forms: engagements

Type of: action, contact, employment, get together, group action, impinging, meeting, military action, promise, striking, work

Part of: war, warfare

Encyclopedia: Engagement