ENGAGEMENT
\ɛnɡˈe͡ɪd͡ʒmənt], \ɛnɡˈeɪdʒmənt], \ɛ_n_ɡ_ˈeɪ_dʒ_m_ə_n_t]\
Definitions of ENGAGEMENT
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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the act of giving someone a job
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contact by fitting together; "the engagement of the clutch"; "the meshing of gears"
By Princeton University
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the act of giving someone a job
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contact by fitting together; "the engagement of the clutch"; "the meshing of gears"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The act of engaging, pledging, enlisting, occupying, or entering into contest.
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The state of being engaged, pledged or occupied; specif., a pledge to take some one as husband or wife.
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That which engages; engrossing occupation; employment of the attention; obligation by pledge, promise, or contract; an enterprise embarked in; as, his engagements prevented his acceptance of any office.
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An action; a fight; a battle.
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The state of being in gear; as, one part of a clutch is brought into engagement with the other part.
By Oddity Software
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The act of engaging, pledging, enlisting, occupying, or entering into contest.
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The state of being engaged, pledged or occupied; specif., a pledge to take some one as husband or wife.
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That which engages; engrossing occupation; employment of the attention; obligation by pledge, promise, or contract; an enterprise embarked in; as, his engagements prevented his acceptance of any office.
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An action; a fight; a battle.
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The state of being in gear; as, one part of a clutch is brought into engagement with the other part.
By Noah Webster.
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Betrothal; occupation; an appointment; in machinery, the state of being in gear; a battle between armies or fleets.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Act of engaging: state of being engaged: that which engages: promise: employment: a fight or battle.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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