Engagement vs Belonging - What's the difference?
engagement | belonging |
(countable) an appointment, especially to speak or perform
(uncountable) connection or attachment
(countable or uncountable) the period of time when marriage is planned or promised
In any situation of conflict, an actual instance of active hostilities.
(fencing) the point at which the fencers are close enough to join blades, or to make an effective attack during an encounter.
(uncountable) The action of the verb to belong .
(countable) (almost always used in the plural ) Something physical that is owned.
* Shakespeare
(colloquial, dated) family; relations; household
* Thackeray
In countable terms the difference between engagement and belonging
is that engagement is an appointment, especially to speak or perform while belonging is (almost always used in the plural) Something physical that is owned.In uncountable terms the difference between engagement and belonging
is that engagement is connection or attachment while belonging is the action of the verb to belong.As a verb belonging is
present participle of lang=en.engagement
English
Noun
(wikipedia engagement) (en noun)- The lecturer has three speaking engagements this week.
- Check the gears for full engagement before turning the handle.
- We are enjoying a long engagement , but haven't yet set a date.
- The engagement resulted in many casualties.
- After engagement it quickly became clear which of the fencers was going to prevail .
Derived terms
* engagement ringDerived terms
* disengagementSee also
* battle * campaign ----belonging
English
(wikipedia belonging)Verb
(head)Noun
- I have a feeling of belonging in London.
- A need for belonging seems fundamental to humans.
- Thyself and thy belongings .
- Make sure you take all your belongings when you leave.
- Few persons of her ladyship's belongings stopped, before they did her bidding, to ask her reasons.