| NOUN | act | engagement, battle, conflict, fight | a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war |
|---|---|---|---|
| group | engagement, date, appointment | a meeting arranged in advance | |
| communication | engagement, betrothal, troth | a mutual promise to marry | |
| act | engagement, employment | the act of giving someone a job | |
| act | engagement, booking | employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time | |
| event | engagement, mesh, meshing, interlocking | contact by fitting together | |
| act | engagement, participation, involvement, involution | the act of sharing in the activities of a group |
| Sounds | ehngey'jhmahnt | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... | |
| Meaning | A meeting arranged in advance. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | date, appointment | |
| Members | date, escort | A participant in a date |
| Narrower | blind date | A date with a stranger |
| double date | A date in which two couples participate | |
| tryst, rendezvous | A date | |
| Broader | meeting, get together | A small informal social gathering |
| Spanish | cita, compromiso, esponsales, hora | |
| Catalan | cita, compromís, consulta | |
| Meaning | A mutual promise to marry. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | betrothal, troth | |
| Narrower | ringing | The giving of a ring as a token of engagement |
| Broader | promise | A verbal / verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future |
| Spanish | compromiso matrimonial, desposorios, esponsales, promesa | |
| Verbs | engage | give to in marriage |
| Meaning | The act of giving someone a job. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | employment | |
| Narrower | booking, reservation | The act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group) |
| call-back | The recall of an employee after a layoff | |
| shape-up | A way of hiring longshoremen by the day | |
| Broader | action | Something done (usually as opposed to something said) |
| Spanish | contratación | |
| Verbs | engage | engage or hire for work |
| Meaning | employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | booking | |
| Narrower | gig | A booking for musicians |
| Broader | employment, work | The occupation for which you are paid |
| Spanish | contratación | |
| Catalan | contractació | |
| Meaning | contact by fitting together. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the engagement of the clutch" | |
| Synonyms | mesh, meshing, interlocking | |
| Broader | contact, impinging, striking | The physical coming together of two or more things |
| Verbs | engage | get caught |
| engage | keep engaged | |
| Meaning | The act of sharing in the activities of a group. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities" | |
| Synonyms | participation, involvement, involution | |
| Narrower | commitment | An engagement by contract involving financial obligation |
| group participation | participation by all members of a group | |
| intervention, intercession | The act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.) | |
| Broader | group action | action taken by a group of people |
| Opposite | non-engagement, nonparticipation, non-involvement | Withdrawing from the activities of a group |
| Spanish | compromiso, implicación, participación | |
| Catalan | compromís, implicació, participació | |
| Verbs | engage | carry out or participate in an activity |
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