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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In the search for good ideas, Miami-Dade will award $100,000 each to three startups that are developing technology to divert waste from landfills and improve public sustainability engagement.
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Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
That's the question on every Swiftie's mind after Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's engagement announcement broke the internet last week.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Other witnesses also emphasized this point — the nation that establishes a presence on the lunar surface first will set the rules of engagement for resources, governance, and international partnerships back on Earth.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2025
It has also been noted how KSE’s decision to empower Lewis and Garlick to run the club and to think more deeply about fan engagement.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
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Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
That's the question on every Swiftie's mind after Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's engagement announcement broke the internet last week.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Other witnesses also emphasized this point — the nation that establishes a presence on the lunar surface first will set the rules of engagement for resources, governance, and international partnerships back on Earth.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2025
It has also been noted how KSE’s decision to empower Lewis and Garlick to run the club and to think more deeply about fan engagement.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 4 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 6 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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