Dream Dictionary

Engagement

To dream that you are engaged to be married, represents sexual or relationship needs. You may be trying to resolve your feelings of loneliness.

To dream that you break an engagement, denotes a hasty and unwise decision in some important matter.

To dream of a business engagement, signifies concern and worries in an area of your work.

Dictionary definition

  • n. 1: a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement" [syn: battle, conflict, fight, engagement]
  • 2: a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date" [syn: date, appointment, engagement]
  • 3: a mutual promise to marry [syn: betrothal, troth, engagement]
  • 4: the act of giving someone a job [syn: employment, engagement]
  • 5: employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time; "the play had bookings throughout the summer" [syn: engagement, booking]
  • 6: contact by fitting together; "the engagement of the clutch"; "the meshing of gears" [syn: engagement, mesh, meshing, interlocking]
  • 7: the act of sharing in the activities of a group; "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities" [syn: engagement, participation, involvement, involution] [ant: non-engagement, non- involvement, nonparticipation]