engagements
Meaning of engagements
plural noun
- a formal agreement to get married.
she'd broken off her engagement to Paul
- an arrangement to do something or go somewhere at a fixed time.
a dinner engagement
- the action of engaging or being engaged.
Britain's continued engagement in open trading
- a fight or battle between armed forces.
the war's most significant engagements were fought to keep these sea lanes open
early 17th century (in the general sense ‘a legal or moral obligation’): French, from engager ‘to pledge’ (see engage).
Information about engagements
- It is a name.
- The singular form of engagements is: engagement.
- Languages in which engagements is used:
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Hyphenation of engagements
en-gage-ments
- It consists of 3 syllables and 11 chars.
- engagements is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
engagements synonyms
Meaning formal engagement to be married; engagement:
Meaning formal engagement to be married; betrothal:
Meaning an act of adopting or supporting a cause, belief, or way of life:
Meaning be engaged to marry:
Meaning an engagement or marriage contract:
Meaning engagement or marriage:
Meaning an ancient marriage contract in which gifts were given by the man to the woman:
Meaning an arrangement to meet someone at a particular time and place:
Meaning an agreement with someone to do something:
Meaning an engagement or obligation that restricts freedom of action:
Meaning an assembly of people for a particular purpose, especially for formal discussion:
Meaning a meeting of people face to face, especially for consultation:
Meaning a meeting with an expert, such as a medical doctor, in order to seek advice:
Meaning a meeting of an official body, especially a legislature, council, or court of law, to conduct its business:
Meaning a social or romantic appointment or engagement:
Meaning an appointment to meet someone in secret, typically one made by lovers:
Meaning a meeting at an agreed time and place:
Meaning a private romantic rendezvous between lovers:
Meaning the action of taking part in something:
Meaning take part in an action or endeavour:
Meaning have a portion of (something) with another or others:
Meaning eat or drink (something):
Meaning the fact or condition of being involved with or participating in something:
Meaning (often in names) a group of people organized for a joint purpose:
Meaning a sustained fight between large organized armed forces:
Meaning a battle or war:
Meaning a violent confrontation:
Meaning a hostile or argumentative situation or meeting between opposing parties:
Meaning a confrontation or unpleasant struggle:
Meaning a prolonged armed struggle:
Meaning a conflict or contest:
Meaning an episode of irregular or unpremeditated fighting, especially between small or outlying parts of armies or fleets:
Meaning a close combat between military aircraft:
Meaning an instance of group fighting in a public place that disturbs the peace:
Meaning an aggressive and violent act against a person or place:
Meaning a physical attack:
Meaning an attacking military campaign:
Meaning engagement in or the activities involved in war or conflict:
Meaning armed conflict:
Meaning fighting between armed forces:
Meaning hostile behaviour; unfriendliness or opposition:
Meaning a small piece or amount of something, especially one that is left over after the greater part has been used:
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