"engagement" meaning in All languages combined

See engagement on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒ.mənt/ Audio: en-us-engagement.ogg [US] Forms: engagement [singular], engagements [plural]
Etymology: engage + -ment Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|engage|ment}} engage + -ment Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Engagement is an arrangement to do something or go somewhere at a fixed time.
    Sense id: simple-engagement-en-noun-QIvimIT1
  2. Engagement is a formal agreement to get married.
    Sense id: simple-engagement-en-noun-niFvCGYm
  3. An engagement is a situation of conflict.
    Sense id: simple-engagement-en-noun-lsiMUBFP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ment
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