🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

impegno

Pronunciation / Transliteration: impegno

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Engagement/ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ.mənt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #450 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Ho un impegno inderogabile stasera."

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As noun
  1. 1

    An arrangement to do something at a specified time.

    "She has a prior engagement on Tuesday evening."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old French verb 'engagier', meaning to pledge or pawn, formed from the prefix 'en-' (in, to make) and 'gage' (pledge). Over centuries in Middle English and Modern English, it evolved from legal and military contexts into a versatile term denoting formal promise, emotional involvement, and active participation.

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