engagement
US: /ɛnˈɡeɪdʒmənt/
UK: /ɛnɡˈeɪdʒmənt/
UK: /ɛnɡˈeɪdʒmənt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
engagement /in'geidʤmənt/
- danh từ
- sự hứa hẹn, sự ước hẹn, sự cam kết, sự ràng buộc, sự hứa hôn
- to keep one's engagements: tôn trọng những lời cam kết của mình
- sự hứa gặp
- a public engagement: sự hứa nói chuyện với công chúng
- social engagements: sự được mời mọc ở các cuộc chiêu đãi...
- sự thuê mướn (người làm...), sự tuyển mộ
- công việc làm (của người thư ký, người giúp việc...)
- (kỹ thuật) sự gài (số...)
- (quân sự) sự giao chiến; cuộc đánh nhau
- sự hứa hẹn, sự ước hẹn, sự cam kết, sự ràng buộc, sự hứa hôn
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
before marriage
1 [C] ~ (to sb) an agreement to marry sb; the period during which two people are engaged: Their engagement was announced in the local paper. + She has broken off her engagement to Charles. + an engagement party + a long / short engagement
arrangement to do sth
2 [C] an arrangement to do sth at a particular time, especially sth official or sth connected with your job: an engagement book / diary + He has a number of social engagements next week. + It was her first official engagement. + I had to refuse because of a prior engagement.
fighting
3 [C, U] (technical) fighting between two armies, etc: The general tried to avoid an engagement with the enemy.
being involved
4 [U] ~ (with sb/sth) (formal) being involved with sb/sth in an attempt to understand them/it: Her views are based on years of engagement with the problems of the inner city.
employment
5 [U, C] (BrE) an arrangement to employ sb; the process of employing sb: The terms of engagement are to be agreed in writing.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 appointment, meeting, date, rendezvous, arrangement, commitment:
I'm sorry, I have a previous engagement.
2 betrothal:
Their engagement was announced in all the papers.
3 agreement, bargain, obligation, promise, pledge, covenant, contract:
The company undertook an engagement to provide the steel.
4 job, position, post, commission, booking; employment, work; Colloq spot, Slang (of a musician) gig:
He has an engagement with the newspaper.
5 fight, battle, conflict, encounter, combat:
The naval engagement lasted three days and nights.
Collocation dictionary
1 appointment
ADJ.
previous, prior
Mrs Spratt regrets that she is unable to attend owing to a previous engagement.
| important | business, official, public, social | dinner, lunch
VERB + ENGAGEMENT
have | keep
It is important that I keep this engagement.
| carry out
(formal) The prime minister will carry out no official public engagements during the month of August.
| cancel, fail to keep
The president fell ill and was forced to cancel all public engagements.
ENGAGEMENT + NOUN
diary
PREP.
~ with
He had an important engagement with his financial adviser.
2 agreement to get married
ADJ.
long | broken
VERB + ENGAGEMENT
announce | break (off)
ENGAGEMENT + NOUN
ring
PREP.
~ to
He announced his engagement to his long-time girlfriend.
Concise English dictionary
engagements-mənt
noun
+a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
+a meeting arranged in advance
+a mutual promise to marry
+the act of giving someone a job
+employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time
+contact by fitting together
+the act of sharing in the activities of a group
