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View usage for: (ɪnvɒlv) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense involves, present participle involving, past tense, past participle involved1. verbIf a situation or activity involves something, that thing is a necessary part or consequence of it. Running a kitchen involves a great deal of discipline and speed. [VERB noun] Nicky's job involves spending quite a lot of time with other people. [VERB verb-ing] Synonyms: entail, mean, demand, require More Synonyms of involve 2. verbIf a situation or activity involves someone, they are taking part in it. If there was a cover-up, it involved people at the very highest levels of government. [VERB noun] ...a riot involving a hundred inmates. [VERB noun] Detectives launched an operation involving Interpol and Nigerian police. [VERB noun] Synonyms: include, contain, take in, embrace More Synonyms of involve 3. verbIf you say that someone involves themselves in something, you mean that they take part in it, often in a way that is unnecessary or unwanted. I seem to have involved myself in something I don't understand. [V pron-refl + in] Synonyms: implicate, tangle, mix up, embroil More Synonyms of involve 4. verbIf you involve someone else in something, you get them to take part in it. Noel and I do everything together, he involves me in everything. [VERB noun + in] Before too long he started involving me in the more confidential aspects of the job. [V n in n/-ing] Synonyms: concern, draw in, associate, connect More Synonyms of involve 5. verbIf one thing involves you in another thing, especially something unpleasant or inconvenient, the first thing causes you to do or deal with the second. A late booking may involve you in extra cost. [VERB noun + in] This involved me in a round trip of over 400 miles. [V n in n] More Synonyms of involve involve in British English (ɪnˈvɒlv) verb (transitive)1. to include or contain as a necessary part the task involves hard work 2. to have an effect on; spread to the investigation involved many innocent people 3. (often passive; usually foll by in or with) to concern or associate significantly many people were involved in the crime 4. (often passive) to make complicated; tangle the situation was further involved by her disappearance 5. rare, often poetic to wrap or surround 6. mathematics obsolete to raise to a specified power Derived forms involvement (inˈvolvement) noun involver (inˈvolver) noun Word origin C14: from Latin involvere to roll in, surround, from in-2 + volvere to roll involve in American English (ɪnˈvɑlv; ɪnˈvɔlv) verb transitiveWord forms: inˈvolved or inˈvolving1. Archaic to enfold or envelop as in a wrapping fog involved the shoreline 2. Obsolete to wind spirally; coil up 3. to make intricate, tangled, or complicated 4. to entangle in trouble, difficulty, danger, etc.; implicate 5. to draw or hold within itself; include a riot that soon involved thousands 6. to include by necessity; entail; require a project involving years of work 7. to relate to or affect the matter involves his honor 8. to make busy; employ; occupy involved the class in research SIMILAR WORDS: inˈclude Derived forms involvement (inˈvolvement) noun Word origin ME involven < L involvere < in-, in + volvere, to roll: see walk Examples of 'involve' in a sentenceinvolve In other languagesinvolve British English: involve / ɪnˈvɒlv/ VERB If an activity involves something, that thing is a necessary part of it. His job involves spending a lot of time with other people. - American English: involve
- Arabic: يَشْمَلُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: envolver
- Chinese: 涉及
- Croatian: uključivati
- Czech: zahrnovat obnášet
- Danish: involvere
- Dutch: betrekken bij iets een rol laten spelen
- European Spanish: involucrar
- Finnish: kuulua mukaan
- French: impliquer
- German: beteiligen
- Greek: εμπλέκω
- Italian: coinvolgere
- Japanese: 伴う
- Korean: 필연적으로 포함하다
- Norwegian: involvere
- Polish: zaangażować
- European Portuguese: envolver
- Romanian: a implica
- Russian: вовлекать
- Latin American Spanish: involucrar
- Swedish: involvera
- Thai: เข้าไปมีส่วนร่วม
- Turkish: dahil etmek
- Ukrainian: залучати
- Vietnamese: dính líu
Chinese translation of 'involve' vt - (= entail)
包含 (bāohán) - (= concern, affect)
使卷(捲)入 (shǐ juǎnrù) to involve sb (in sth) 使某人参(參)与(與)(某事) (shǐ mǒurén cānyù (mǒushì))
Definition to include as a necessary part Running a kitchen involves a great deal of discipline and speed. Synonyms call for result in give rise to presuppose The cover-up involved people at the very highest level. Synonyms take in draw in number among Definition to implicate I seem to have involved myself in something I don't understand. Synonyms mix up link stitch up (slang) inculpate (formal) snarl up He started involving me in the more confidential aspects of the job. Additional synonymsDefinition to engage the interest of someone a second career which absorbed her more completely than acting ever had Synonyms engross, hold, involve, fill, arrest, fix, occupy, engage, fascinate, preoccupy, engulf, fill up, immerse, rivet, captivate, monopolize, enwrap I haven't been associated with the project over the last year. Synonyms affiliate, unite, join, link, ally, combine, connect, incorporate, confederate, band togetherDefinition to make or become complex or difficult to deal with Don't complicate matters by getting others involved. Synonyms make difficult, confuse, muddle, embroil, entangle, make intricate, involveAdditional synonymsDefinition to be made up of The exhibition comprises 50 oils and watercolours. Synonyms be composed of, include, contain, consist of, take in, embrace, encompass, comprehendDefinition to put (oneself or another person) in a dishonourable position He had compromised himself by accepting the money. Synonyms undermine, expose, embarrass, weaken, prejudice, endanger, discredit, implicate, jeopardize, dishonour, imperilDefinition to associate in the mind There is no evidence to connect him to the robberies.I wouldn't have connected the two events if you hadn't said that. Synonyms associate, unite, join, couple, league, link, mix, relate, pair, ally, identify, combine, affiliate, correlate, confederate, lump together, mention in the same breath, think of together Definition to consist of The committee contains 11 Democrats and nine Republicans. Synonyms include, consist of, embrace, comprise, embody, comprehendDefinition to include or deal with The law covers four categories of experiments. Synonyms deal with, refer to, provide for, take account of, include, involve, contain, embrace, incorporate, comprise, embody, encompass, comprehendDefinition to require as just, urgent, etc. The task demands much patience and hard work. Synonyms require, take, want, need, involve, call for, entail, necessitate, cry out for Definition to include or be made up of a theory that would embrace the whole field of human endeavour Synonyms include, involve, cover, deal with, contain, take in, incorporate, comprise, enclose, provide for, take into account, embody, encompass, comprehend, subsume Definition to involve (oneself or another person) in problems or difficulties Any hostilities could further embroil U.N. troops in the fighting. Synonyms involve, complicate, mix up, implicate, entangle, mire, ensnare, encumber, enmeshDefinition to include all of His repertoire encompassed everything from Bach to Scott Joplin. Synonyms include, hold, involve, cover, admit, deal with, contain, take in, embrace, incorporate, comprise, embody, comprehend, subsume Definition to involve (a person or his or her attention) intensely She tried to engage me in conversation. Synonyms occupy, involve, draw, busy, grip, absorb, tie up, preoccupy, immerse, engrossAdditional synonymsDefinition to occupy the attention of (someone) completely There's something about them which engrosses the public. Synonyms absorb, hold, involve, arrest, occupy, engage, preoccupy, engulf, immerseShe warned that the new mandate would enmesh the UN in a dangerous conflict. Synonyms entangle, involve, catch, net, trap, tangle, implicate, snarl, embroil, snare, incriminate, ensnare, trammelDefinition to involve in a complicated series of problems or difficulties Bureaucracy can entangle ventures for months. Synonyms embroil, involve, complicate, mix up, muddle, implicate, bog down, enmeshDefinition to hold the interest or attention of The whole nation was gripped by the dramatic story. Synonyms engross, fascinate, absorb, entrance, hold, catch up, compel, rivet, enthral, mesmerize, spellbind Definition to keep (the attention of) Didn't it hold your attention? Synonyms keep, catch, maintain, capture, absorb, engross, HD Definition to suggest or involve as a necessary consequence The meeting in no way implies a resumption of contact with the terrorists. Synonyms involve, mean, entail, include, require, indicate, import, point to, signify, denote, presuppose, betokenDefinition to include or be included as part of a larger unit The new cars will incorporate a number of major improvements. Synonyms include, contain, take in, embrace, integrate, embody, encompass, assimilate, comprise of Definition to charge (someone) with a crime He claimed that the drugs had been planted to incriminate him. Synonyms implicate, involve, accuse, blame, indict, point the finger at (informal), stigmatize, arraign, blacken the name of, inculpate (formal) Definition to incriminate Synonyms incriminate, charge, involve, accuse, blame, implicate, censure, impeach, drag into (informal) Definition to produce, cause, or result in Trade and product discounts can mean big savings. Synonyms result in, cause, produce, effect, lead to, involve, bring about, give rise to, entail, engender, necessitateAdditional synonymsDefinition to sink or be stuck in a mire The minister still remains mired in the controversy of his lies to Parliament. Synonyms entangle, involve, mix up, catch up, bog down, tangle up, enmeshDefinition to compel or require A prolonged drought had necessitated the introduction of water rationing. Synonyms compel, force, involve, demand, require, call for, exact, oblige, warrant, entail, constrain, impel, be grounds for, make necessary Definition to cause, esp. incidentally The incident occasioned a full-scale parliamentary row. Synonyms cause, begin, produce, create, effect, lead to, inspire, result in, generate, prompt, provoke, induce, bring about, originate, evoke, give rise to, precipitate, elicit, incite, engenderDefinition to be a necessary condition This requires thought, effort, and a certain ruthlessness. Synonyms demand, take, involve, call for, entail, necessitateDefinition to be a necessary condition This requires thought, effort, and a certain ruthlessness. Synonyms demand, take, involve, call for, entail, necessitateDefinition to require (time, resources, or ability) Walking across the room took all her strength. Synonyms require, need, involve, demand, call for, entail, necessitateDefinition to twist (things, such as hair or fibres) together in a confused mass a huge mass of hair, all tangled together Synonyms twist, knot, mat, coil, snarl, mesh, entangle, interlock, kink, interweave, ravel, interlace, enmesh, intertwist |