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# engagement

noun (an engagement, engagements; engagement, uncountable)

«engagement» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. An engagement is an agreement to marry someone; a couple who are engaged usually wear or give an engagement ring. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/engagement/#m1)
2. (formal) An arrangement to meet someone or be somewhere: «a dinner engagement». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/engagement/#m2)
3. Engagement is being interested and taking part: «pupils' engagement in lessons». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/engagement/#m3)
4. A battle or fight between armies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/engagement/#m4)

### In the lessons

In everyday family life an engagement party celebrates a couple who plan to marry. In school reports teachers talk about engagement in learning. In history lessons an engagement can mean a battle. Phrases: «engagement ring», «announce their engagement», «a prior engagement», «student engagement».

### Examples

- My cousin showed us her engagement ring. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/engagement/#x1)
- They announced their engagement at the family dinner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/engagement/#x2)
- The engagement lasted a year before the wedding. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/engagement/#x3)
- I'm sorry, I have a prior engagement on Saturday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/engagement/#x4)
- The teacher praised our class's engagement in the project. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/engagement/#x5)
- The naval engagement lasted all day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/engagement/#x6)
- We went to my aunt's engagement party. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/engagement/#x7)
- “An engagement I have,” she replied. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/engagement/#x8)

### Note

Countable for a promise to marry, a meeting or a battle; uncountable for «taking part». Related: engage, engaged (also: busy, as a phone line in the UK). An engagement can be «broken off».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «engagement» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/engagement/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«engagement» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/engagement.html) on Mova free.