Engagement Meaning
/ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒ.mənt/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAn appointment, especially to speak or perform.
nounConnection or attachment.
Sentence Examples
The media got wind of a rumor about his engagement and came quickly.
I'm sorry, I have another engagement.
Their engagement was announced in the local paper.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Their ____ lasted for two years before they finally married.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Their ____ lasted for two years before they finally got married yesterday.
Word Origin & History
From French engagement. Equivalent to engage + -ment.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 2012, James Price Dillard, Lijiang Shen, The SAGE Handbook of Persuasion: Developments in Theory and Practice:
"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."
— 2025 June 13, Kashmir Hill, “They Asked ChatGPT Questions. The Answers Sent Them Spiraling.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
"A new peer-reviewed study from researchers at New York University and the Université Grenoble Alpes in France will show that misinformation got six times as much engagement on Facebook as real news, The Washington Post reports."
— 2021 September 3, Sean O'Kane, “New study will show misinformation on Facebook gets way more engagement than news”, in The Verge:
"“Healthy engagement” is how the company describes its aim. “We are building ChatGPT to help users thrive and reach their goals,” Hannah Wong, OpenAI’s spokeswoman, said."
— 2025 November 23, Kashmir Hill, Jennifer Valentino-DeVries, quoting Hannah Wong, “What OpenAI Did When ChatGPT Users Lost Touch With Reality”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Their ____ lasted for two years before they finally married.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Their ____ lasted for two years before they finally got married yesterday.