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engagements

[en-geyj-muhnt] Origin

en·gage·ment

[en-geyj-muhnt]
noun
1.
the act of engaging or the state of being engaged.
2.
an appointment or arrangement: a business engagement.
3.
betrothal: They announced their engagement.
4.
a pledge; an obligation or agreement: All his time seems to be taken up with social engagements.
5.
employment, or a period or post of employment, especially in the performing arts: Her engagement at the nightclub will last five weeks.
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6.
an encounter, conflict, or battle: We have had two very costly engagements with the enemy this week alone.
7.
Mechanics. the act or state of interlocking.
8.
engagements, Commerce. financial obligations.
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Origin:
1615–25; engage + -ment

non·en·gage·ment, noun
re·en·gage·ment, noun


4. contract, promise.

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Engagements is always a great word to know.
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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Word Origin & History

engagement
1630s, formal promise, from engage + -ment. Meaning battle, fight is from 1660s; marriage sense is from 1742; meaning appointment is from 1806.
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Medical Dictionary

engagement en·gage·ment (ěn-gāj'mənt)
n.
The entrance of the fetal head or presenting part into the upper opening of the maternal pelvis.

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