Dictionary

engagement en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒ.mənt/

Etymology

From French engagement. Equivalent to engage + -ment.

Meanings

1. (countable) An appointment, especially to speak or perform.
   • The lecturer has three speaking engagements this week.
   • a future engagement
   • prior engagement
2. (countable, uncountable) Connection or attachment.
   • Check the gears for full engagement before turning the handle.
3. (broadly, qualifier:about human emotional state, uncountable) The feeling of being compelled, drawn in, connected to what is happening, interested in what will happen next.
   • In a recent study with a movie recommendation site […], higher message interactivity in the form of footprints of user actions, responsive suggestions in a search box, and live-chatting with an online agent led to greater perceived contingency and engagement with the site, which ultimately created more positive attitudes toward it and higher intention to recommend the site to others. 2012, James Price Dillard, Lijiang Shen, The SAGE Handbook of Persuasion: Developments in Theory and Practice:
   • Mr. Yudkowsky said OpenAI might have primed ChatGPT to entertain the delusions of users by optimizing its chatbot for “engagement” — creating conversations that keep a user hooked. 2025 June 13, Kashmir Hill, “They Asked ChatGPT Questions. The Answers Sent Them Spiraling.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
4. (countable, uncountable) The period of time when marriage is planned or promised.
   • We are enjoying a long engagement, but haven't yet set a date.
5. (countable, uncountable) In any situation of conflict, an actual instance of active hostilities.
   • The engagement resulted in many casualties.
6. (countable) The point at which the fencers are close enough to join blades, or to make an effective attack during an encounter.
   • After engagement it quickly became clear which of the fencers was going to prevail.
7. (Internet, countable) A performance metric representing an instance where a user interacts with some content after an impression.
8. (Internet, uncountable) A performance metric representing an instance where a user interacts with some content after an impression. ▸ The quantitative response to a piece of content or a service; attention.
   • A new peer-reviewed study from researchers at New York University and the Université Grenoble Alpes in France will show that misinformation got six times as much engagement on Facebook as real news, The Washington Post reports. 2021 September 3, Sean O'Kane, “New study will show misinformation on Facebook gets way more engagement than news”, in The Verge:
   • “Healthy engagement” is how the company describes its aim. “We are building ChatGPT to help users thrive and reach their goals,” Hannah Wong, OpenAI’s spokeswoman, said. 2025 November 23, Kashmir Hill, Jennifer Valentino-DeVries, quoting Hannah Wong, “What OpenAI Did When ChatGPT Users Lost Touch With Reality”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:

Forms

Antonyms

disengagement · apathy

Deriveds

preengagement · postengagement · rule of engagement · disengagement · engagement ring · line of engagement · nonengagement · reengagement · engagement chicken · unengagement

Relateds

battle · engage · campaign

Synonyms

action · commitment

Translations (138)

ru обруче́ние (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · hi सगाई (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · tg номзадӣ (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · ky кудалашуу (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · mk свршувачка (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · ms pertunangan (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · pt compromisso (appointment) · es acoplamiento (connection or attachment) · ca prometatge (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · es noviazgo (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · eo rendevuo (appointment) · it interesse (feeling (about human emotional state)) · hy նշանադրություն (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · fi kihlausaika (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · ar خُطُوبَة (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · cmn 婚約 /婚约 (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · es acopladura (connection or attachment) · it connessione (connection or attachment) · fi osallistuminen (feeling (about human emotional state)) · mk веридба (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · uk обру́чення (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · lv saderunāšana (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · cy dyweddïad (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · fi esiintyminen (appointment) · ja 婚約 (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · fi kihlaus (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · it fidanzamento (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · uz unashtirish (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · pt combate (instance of active hostilities) · lt sužadėtuvės (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · nb forlovelse (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · cs zasnoubení (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · ro angajament (appointment) · ur مَن٘گْنی (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · fi yhteenotto (instance of active hostilities) · es atención (feeling (about human emotional state)) · sh zȃruke (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · de Gefecht (instance of active hostilities) · ur سَگائی (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · it impegno (appointment) · ru соедине́ние (in fencing) · id kontak (instance of active hostilities) · it interessamento (feeling (about human emotional state)) · sq fejesë (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · uk заче́плення (connection or attachment) · ga comhrac (instance of active hostilities) · uk су́тичка (instance of active hostilities) · ky сүйлөшүү (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · sv förlovning (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · th การหมั้น (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · sk zasnúbenie (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · ka ნიშნობა (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · is trúlofun (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · ga gealltanas pósta (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · cy dyweddïad (connection or attachment) · it adesione (feeling (about human emotional state)) · uk ангажеме́нт (appointment) · nl verloving (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · hu eljegyzés (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · uk зару́чини (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · kk құда түсу (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · ru сцепле́ние (connection or attachment) · mt għerusija (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · pl zaręczyny (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · it presenza (feeling (about human emotional state)) · fr fiançailles (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · uk бій (instance of active hostilities) · ru схва́тка (instance of active hostilities) · my စေ့စပ်ကြောင်းလမ်းခြင်း (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · ru ангажеме́нт (appointment) · ru сраже́ние (instance of active hostilities) · ar خِطْبَة (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · uk зче́плення (connection or attachment) · rup isozmã (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · ru зацепле́ние (connection or attachment) · rup arãvoanã (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · lt susižadėjimas (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · ro logodnă (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · sh vèridba (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · vi hôn ước (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · tk nikalaşyk (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · it partecipazione (feeling (about human emotional state)) · el μνηστεία (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · pt noivado (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · hy նշանդրեք (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · es involucración (feeling (about human emotional state)) · ko 약혼 (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · es involucramiento (feeling (about human emotional state)) · ota صاواش (instance of active hostilities) · tl talimbuhol (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · id pertunangan (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · es participación (feeling (about human emotional state)) · ko 혼약 (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · ro logodire (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · de Verlobung (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · de Bindung (connection or attachment) · id keterlibatan (feeling (about human emotional state)) · el αρραβώνας (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · sw uchumba (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · cmn 訂婚 /订婚 (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · nb trefning (instance of active hostilities) · sh вѐридба (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · eo fianĉiĝo (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · tr nişan (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · tg ноншиканон (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · es interés (feeling (about human emotional state)) · fi kytkentä (connection or attachment) · lo ການໝັ້ນ (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · he אֵרוּסִין (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · tr nişanlanma (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · es interacción (feeling (about human emotional state)) · bg сраже́ние (instance of active hostilities) · de Verpflichtung (appointment) · da forlovelse (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · fr accordailles (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · fa-ira نامْزَدی (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · et kihlus (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · got 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍆𐍄𐍃 (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · ru бой (instance of active hostilities) · be зару́чыны (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · ru сты́чка (instance of active hostilities) · ru вовлечённость (feeling (about human emotional state)) · sl zaroka (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · de Verlöbnis (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · la sponsālia (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · he אירוסים (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · az adax (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · bg ангажиме́нт (appointment) · sh за̑руке (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · kk құдаласу (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · es engagement (appointment) · az nişan (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · ru помо́лвка (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · hi मँगनी (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · bg годе́ж (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · is festar (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · mi hapuitanga (period of time when marriage is planned or promised) · fi kytkeytyminen (connection or attachment)