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According to WordNet, the noun "engagement" has 7 sense(s).

101239064 the act of sharing in the activities of a group; "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities".

100270919 employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time; "the play had bookings throughout the summer".

100953559 a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement".

108385009 a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date".

107338114 contact by fitting together; "the engagement of the clutch"; "the meshing of gears".

101217859 the act of giving someone a job.

107228211 a mutual promise to marry.


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