engagement
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,875 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 5,742 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war also: battle, conflict, fight Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamaugahe lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement
- a meeting arranged in advance also: date, appointment she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date
- a mutual promise to marry also: betrothal, troth
- the act of giving someone a job also: employment
- employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time also: booking the play had bookings throughout the summer
- contact by fitting together also: mesh, meshing, interlocking the engagement of the clutchthe meshing of gears
engagement in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Did she know to what hazards such an engagement would expose her?
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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Not that she ever dreamed of breaking off her engagement on their account.
Back to Billabong · Mary Grant Bruce · Chapter 1
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A singer and dancer who had been imported to Greater New York to fill some theatrical engagement.
Brigands of the Moon · Ray Cummings · Chapter 1
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Though both of them were well on in life, the news of their engagement made little of a sensation.
Myths and Legends of Our Own Land — Volume 02 · Charles M. (Charles Montgomery) Skinner · Chapter 1
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A regular engagement now took place between this small cruiser and four dows, all armed with great guns, and full of men.
The pirates own book · Charles Ellms · Chapter 1