engagement

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noun

1. a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war (Freq. 6)
- Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga
- he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement
• Syn:
battle, conflict, fight
• Derivationally related forms:
engage, fight (for: fight), battle (for: battle)
• Topics:
military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
• Hypernyms:
military action, action
• Hyponyms:
Armageddon, pitched battle, naval battle, combat, armed combat,
dogfight, assault
• Instance Hyponyms:
Battle of Britain, Drogheda
• Part Holonyms:
war, warfare
2. a meeting arranged in advance (Freq. 2)
- she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date
• Syn:
date, appointment
• Derivationally related forms:
date (for: date)
• Hypernyms:
meeting, get together
• Hyponyms:
blind date, double date, tryst, rendezvous
• Member Meronyms:
date, escort
3. a mutual promise to marry (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
betrothal, troth
• Derivationally related forms:
engage
• Hypernyms:
promise
• Hyponyms:
ringing
4. the act of giving someone a job (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
employment
• Derivationally related forms:
engage, employ (for: employment)
• Hypernyms:
action
• Hyponyms:
shape-up, call-back, booking, reservation
5. employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time (Freq. 1)
- the play had bookings throughout the summer
• Syn:
booking
• Derivationally related forms:
book (for: booking)
• Hypernyms:
employment, work
• Hyponyms:
gig
6. contact by fitting together
- the engagement of the clutch
- the meshing of gears
• Syn:
mesh, meshing, interlocking
• Derivationally related forms:
mesh (for: meshing), mesh (for: mesh), engage
• Hypernyms:
contact, impinging, striking
7. the act of sharing in the activities of a group
- the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities
• Syn:
participation, involvement, involution
• Ant:
non-involvement (for: involvement), nonparticipation (for: participation), non-engagement
• Derivationally related forms:
involve (for: involution), involve (for: involvement), participate (for: participation), engage
• Hypernyms:
group action
• Hyponyms:
commitment, intervention, intercession, group participation

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  participation, involvement, involution, mesh, meshing, interlocking, booking, employment, betrothal, troth, date, appointment, battle, conflict, fight
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  non-engagement, nonparticipation, non-involvement