engagement B2 Topic:Abstract Ideas US /ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒ.mənt/ See IPA manual Freq #3596 Meanings 1 noun An agreement to marry, or the period before the wedding. They announced their engagement at the family dinner. 2 noun The state of being interested in and involved with something. The teacher tried to increase the students' engagement in class. 3 noun An arrangement to do something at a particular time, especially to speak or perform. The lecturer has three speaking engagements this week. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · the state of being... involvementparticipation 3 noun · an arrangement to do... appointment More actioncommitment ↔ Opposites apathydisengagement Word family Forms engagements Derived forms disengagementnonengagementpostengagementpreengagementreengagementunengagement Related forms battlecampaignengage Appears in Phrases (1) See all engagement ring a ring given as a symbol of a promise to marry Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From French engagement. Equivalent to engage + -ment. engagement French View etymology graph -> Topics Abstract Ideas External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # engagement **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒ.mənt/ **Frequency rank:** 3596 ## Meanings 1. An agreement to marry, or the period before the wedding. 2. The state of being interested in and involved with something. 3. An arrangement to do something at a particular time, especially to speak or perform. ## Examples - They announced their engagement at the family dinner. - The teacher tried to increase the students' engagement in class. - The lecturer has three speaking engagements this week. ## Synonyms - action - commitment ## Antonyms - apathy - disengagement ## Derived Forms - disengagement - nonengagement - postengagement - preengagement - reengagement - unengagement ## Related Forms - battle - campaign - engage ## Roots and Affixes - Root: engagement ## Etymology From French engagement. Equivalent to engage + -ment. ## AI Etymology Engagement comes from French engagement. Equivalent to engage + -ment. In current use, the main senses are “An agreement to marry, or the period before the wedding” and “The state of being interested in and involved with something”. ## Topics - Abstract Ideas markdown