Meaning

(countable) An appointment, especially to speak or perform..

Definitions by Sense

1. (countable) An appointment, especially to speak or perform.
2. (countable, uncountable) Connection or attachment.
3. (uncountable, by extension, about human emotional state) The feeling of being compelled, drawn in, connected to what is happening, interested in what will happen next.
4. (countable, uncountable) The period of time when marriage is planned or promised.
5. (countable, uncountable) In any situation of conflict, an actual instance of active hostilities.
6. (fencing, countable) The point at which the fencers are close enough to join blades, or to make an effective attack during an encounter.
7. (Internet, countable) A performance metric representing an instance where a user interacts with some content after an impression.

Example Sentences

The lecturer has three speaking engagements this week.

prior engagement

a future engagement

Check the gears for full engagement before turning the handle.

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.

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.

We are enjoying a long engagement, but haven't yet set a date.

The engagement resulted in many casualties.

Word Forms

• engagements

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When Should You Use Engagement?

Use engagement when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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