Engelsk navneord: engagement | |||
1. | engagement (om handling) a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga. He lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | battle, conflict, fight | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | action, military action | ||
Mere specifikke termer | Armageddon, armed combat, assault, combat, dogfight, naval battle, pitched battle | ||
Eksempler på forekomster af mere specifikke termer | Battle of Britain, Drogheda | ||
Omfatter disse overordnede termer | war, warfare | ||
Overordnet emneområde | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||
2. | engagement (om gruppe) a meeting arranged in advance | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | She asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | appointment, date | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | get together, meeting | ||
Mere specifikke termer | blind date, double date, rendezvous, tryst | ||
Tilhører disse specifikke termer | date, escort | ||
3. | engagement (om kommunikation) a mutual promise to marry | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | betrothal, troth | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | promise | ||
Mere specifikke termer | ringing | ||
4. | engagement (om handling) the act of giving someone a job | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | employment | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | action | ||
Mere specifikke termer | booking, call-back, reservation, shape-up | ||
5. | engagement (om handling) employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The play had bookings throughout the summer. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | booking | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | employment, work | ||
Mere specifikke termer | gig | ||
6. | engagement (om begivenhed) contact by fitting together | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The engagement of the clutch. The meshing of gears. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | interlocking, mesh, meshing | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | contact, impinging, striking | ||
7. | engagement (om handling) the act of sharing in the activities of a group | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | involution, involvement, participation | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | group action | ||
Mere specifikke termer | commitment, group participation, intercession, intervention | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | non-engagement, non-involvement, nonparticipation | ||