Hyphenation of ENGAGEMENT

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word ENGAGEMENT? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

EN-GAGE-MENT

Definitions of ENGAGEMENT:

1.
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
2.
A meeting arranged in advance
She asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date
3.
A mutual promise to marry
4.
The act of giving someone a job
5.
Employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time
The play had bookings throughout the summer
6.
Contact by fitting together
The engagement of the clutch The meshing of gears
7.
The act of sharing in the activities of a group
The teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities

Synonyms of ENGAGEMENT:

noun battle, conflict, fight, military action, action
noun date, appointment, meeting, get together
noun betrothal, troth, promise
noun employment, action
noun booking, employment, work
noun mesh, meshing, interlocking, contact, impinging, striking
noun participation, involvement, involution, group action

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