| slovo | definícia |
engagement
(mass) | engagement
- angažmán, najatie, záväzok, zasnúbenie |
engagement
(encz) | engagement,angažmá n: Zdeněk Brož |
engagement
(encz) | engagement,najmutí n: Zdeněk Brož |
engagement
(encz) | engagement,přijetí n: Zdeněk Brož |
engagement
(encz) | engagement,zasnoubení n: Zdeněk Brož |
engagement
(encz) | engagement,závazek n: Zdeněk Brož |
Engagement
(gcide) | Engagement \En*gage"ment\, n. [Cf. F. engagement.]
1. The act of engaging, pledging, enlisting, occupying, or
entering into contest.
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2. The state of being engaged, pledged or occupied; specif.,
a pledge to take some one as husband or wife.
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3. That which engages; engrossing occupation; employment of
the attention; obligation by pledge, promise, or contract;
an enterprise embarked in; as, his engagements prevented
his acceptance of any office.
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Religion, which is the chief engagement of our
league. --Milton.
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4. (Mil.) An action; a fight; a battle.
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In hot engagement with the Moors. --Dryden.
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5. (Mach.) The state of being in gear; as, one part of a
clutch is brought into engagement with the other part.
Syn: Vocation; business; employment; occupation; promise;
stipulation; betrothal; word; battle; combat; fight;
contest; conflict. See Battle.
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engagement
(wn) | engagement
n 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" [syn: battle, conflict,
fight, engagement]
2: a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid
kissing at the end of a date" [syn: date, appointment,
engagement]
3: a mutual promise to marry [syn: betrothal, troth,
engagement]
4: the act of giving someone a job [syn: employment,
engagement]
5: employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for
a limited period of time; "the play had bookings throughout
the summer" [syn: engagement, booking]
6: contact by fitting together; "the engagement of the clutch";
"the meshing of gears" [syn: engagement, mesh, meshing,
interlocking]
7: the act of sharing in the activities of a group; "the teacher
tried to increase his students' engagement in class
activities" [syn: engagement, participation,
involvement, involution] [ant: non-engagement, {non-
involvement}, nonparticipation] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
engagement
(mass) | engagement
- angažmán, najatie, záväzok, zasnúbenie |
disengagement
(encz) | disengagement,odstoupení n: Zdeněk Broždisengagement,vypnutí n: Zdeněk Brož |
engagement
(encz) | engagement,angažmá n: Zdeněk Brožengagement,najmutí n: Zdeněk Brožengagement,přijetí n: Zdeněk Brožengagement,zasnoubení n: Zdeněk Brožengagement,závazek n: Zdeněk Brož |
engagement ring
(encz) | engagement ring,snubní prstýnek Zdeněk Brož |
engagements
(encz) | engagements,najmutí pl. Zdeněk Brožengagements,závazky n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
non-engagement
(encz) | non-engagement, n: |
Disengagement
(gcide) | Disengagement \Dis`en*gage"ment\, n. [Pref. dis- + engagement:
cf. F. d['e]sengagement.]
1. The act of disengaging or setting free, or the state of
being disengaged.
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It is easy to render this disengagement of caloric
and light evident to the senses. --Transl. of
Lavoisier.
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A disengagement from earthly trammels. --Sir W.
Jones.
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2. Freedom from engrossing occupation; leisure.
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Disengagement is absolutely necessary to enjoyment.
--Bp. Butler.
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non-engagement
(gcide) | non-engagement \non-engagement\ n.
Withdrawal from the activities of a group.
Syn: nonparticipation, non-involvement.
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Preengagement
(gcide) | Preengagement \Pre`["e]n*gage"ment\, n.
Prior engagement, obligation, or attachment, as by contract,
promise, or affection.
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My pre["e]ngagements to other themes were not unknown
to those for whom I was to write. --Boyle.
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Reengagement
(gcide) | Reengagement \Re`en*gage"ment\ (-ment), n.
A renewed or repeated engagement.
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disengagement
(wn) | disengagement
n 1: the act of releasing from an attachment or connection [syn:
detachment, disengagement]
2: to break off a military action with an enemy [syn:
disengagement, fallback, pullout] |
engagement
(wn) | engagement
n 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" [syn: battle, conflict,
fight, engagement]
2: a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid
kissing at the end of a date" [syn: date, appointment,
engagement]
3: a mutual promise to marry [syn: betrothal, troth,
engagement]
4: the act of giving someone a job [syn: employment,
engagement]
5: employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for
a limited period of time; "the play had bookings throughout
the summer" [syn: engagement, booking]
6: contact by fitting together; "the engagement of the clutch";
"the meshing of gears" [syn: engagement, mesh, meshing,
interlocking]
7: the act of sharing in the activities of a group; "the teacher
tried to increase his students' engagement in class
activities" [syn: engagement, participation,
involvement, involution] [ant: non-engagement, {non-
involvement}, nonparticipation] |
engagement ring
(wn) | engagement ring
n 1: a ring given and worn as a sign of betrothal |
non-engagement
(wn) | non-engagement
n 1: withdrawing from the activities of a group [syn: {non-
engagement}, nonparticipation, non-involvement] [ant:
engagement, involution, involvement, participation] |
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