engagement

英[ɪn'geɪdʒm(ə)nt;en-] 美[ɪn'ɡedʒmənt]

1. a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war;

"Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"

"he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"

2. a meeting arranged in advance;

"she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"

3. a mutual promise to marry

4. the act of giving someone a job

5. employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time;

"the play had bookings throughout the summer"

6. contact by fitting together;

"the engagement of the clutch"

"the meshing of gears"

7. the act of sharing in the activities of a group;

"the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities"