engagement

noun engagements

1. countable An appointment, especially to speak or perform. The lecturer has three speaking engagements this week.
2. countable, uncountable Connection or attachment. Check the gears for full engagement before turning the handle.
3. broadly, uncountable The feeling of being compelled, drawn in, connected to what is happening, interested in what will happen next. 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 m
4. countable, uncountable The period of time when marriage is planned or promised. We are enjoying a long engagement, but haven't yet set a date.
5. countable, uncountable In any situation of conflict, an actual instance of active hostilities. The engagement resulted in many casualties.
6. countable The point at which the fencers are close enough to join blades, or to make an effective attack during an encounter. After engagement it quickly became clear which of the fencers was going to prevail.
7. Internet, countable A performance metric representing an instance where a user interacts with some content after an impression.
8. Internet, uncountable The quantitative response to a piece of content or a service; attention. 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.

Similar: commitment, action · Opposite: apathy, disengagement