Collocations for "engagement"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "engagement" in context.
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engagement
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- (have) [audience, public, worker, crowd] engagement
- [sought, wanted, hoped for] engagement among the [audience, crowd]
- the [singer's, artist's, band's] engagements
- a [two-week] engagement at a [club, festival]
- have a [dinner, lunch, business] engagement
- had a [prior, previous, pressing] engagement
- I'm sorry, I have [other, urgent] engagements
- I'm sorry, I have a prior engagement
- time taken up by [social, business] engagements
- [her, his, the couple's] engagement (to be married)
- announced their engagement to their [families, friends, parents]
- announced their engagement [in a newspaper, on social media]
- official [news, announcement] of their engagement
- the engagement of [troops, weapons, missiles, rockets] (in)
- a [dirty, sloppy, textbook, bloody, smooth] engagement
- avoid all engagements (if possible)
- are not looking for an engagement
- are in (the middle of) an engagement with the enemy
- the engagement lasted [through the night, for days, only 10 minutes]
- the engagement of [underhand, dishonest, dirty] tactics
- the engagement of [force, strength, torture]
- [approve, authorize] the engagement of troops
- the troop's engagement in [Iraq, Sudan, Syria]
- a [gold, silver, diamond] engagement ring
- put the engagement ring on her finger
- [bought, offered] an engagement ring
'engagement' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):