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engagement

noun
/ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒ.mənt/

Etymology

From French engagement. Equivalent to engage + -ment.

  1. derived from engagement

Definitions

  1. An appointment, especially to speak or perform.

    • The lecturer has three speaking engagements this week.
    • prior engagement
    • a future engagement

  2. Connection or attachment.

    • Check the gears for full engagement before turning the handle.

  3. The feeling of being compelled, drawn in, connected to what is happening, interested in…

    The feeling of being compelled, drawn in, connected to what is happening, interested in what will happen next.

    • 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.
  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. The period of time when marriage is planned or promised.

      • We are enjoying a long engagement, but haven't yet set a date.

    2. In any situation of conflict, an actual instance of active hostilities.

      • The engagement resulted in many casualties.

    3. The point at which the fencers are close enough to join blades, or to make an effective…

      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.

    4. A performance metric representing an instance where a user interacts with some content…

      A performance metric representing an instance where a user interacts with some content after an impression.

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Derived

disengagement, engagement chicken, engagement ring, line of engagement, nonengagement, postengagement, preengagement, reengagement, rule of engagement, unengagement

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at engagement. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at engagement. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at engagement

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA