Noun
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the act of sharing in the activities of a group
"the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities"
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contact by fitting together
"the engagement of the clutch"
"the meshing of gears"
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employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time
"the play had bookings throughout the summer"
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the act of giving someone a job
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a mutual promise to marry
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a meeting arranged in advance
"she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"
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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"