Meaning & Definition of Engagement in English

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"