involve

verb

in·volve in-ˈvälv How to pronounce involve (audio)

-ˈvȯlv,

also -ˈväv,

or -ˈvȯv

involved; involving

transitive verb

: to engage as a participant

workers involved in building a house

: to oblige to take part

right of Congress to involve the nation in war

: to occupy (someone, such as oneself) absorbingly

especially : to commit (someone) emotionally

was involved with a married man

: to have within or as part of itself : include

: to require as a necessary accompaniment : entail

: affect entry 1

the cancer involved the lymph nodes

: to relate closely : connect

: to surround as if with a wrapping : envelop

archaic : to enfold or envelop so as to encumber

archaic : to wind, coil, or wreathe about

involver noun

Example Sentences

He told us a story involving life on a farm. She remained involved with the organization for many years. Renovating the house involved hiring a contractor. The disease continued to spread until it involved the entire jaw.

Recent Examples on the Web Because temperature readings often involve direct contact with a sick person, thermometers should be cleaned before and after each use.

Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2022 Hundreds of thousands of Americans tear this index-finger-size ligament annually, often during activities that involve sudden stops and changes in direction like soccer or downhill skiing.

Aylin Woodward, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 There are lots of tips to stay cool, but a lot of them involve using some electricity.

Jessica Roy, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2022 Projects that involve economically disadvantaged individuals and businesses owned by minorities, veterans, or women, or that are based in rural areas, will be prioritized, the department said.

BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2022 The plan is to take the new format to the open market and possibly involve multiple TV partners instead of just ESPN.

Larry Lage, ajc, 5 Sep. 2022 The plan is to take the new format to the open market and possibly involve multiple TV partners instead of just ESPN.

Larry Lage, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2022 Incidents of physical abuse are also 12 times more likely to be deadly when a firearm is involved, as in the deaths of Jacius and Ashworth, and 75 percent of murder-suicides involve firearms.

Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 4 Sep. 2022 DeWees added that many threats may not directly involve students or may evolve from a rumor disseminated among the community or even nationwide, many times via social media.

Baltimore Sun, 3 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English envolven, involven "to cloud (with obscurities), envelop (in darkness, vice), encumber, surround," borrowed from Latin involvere "to move by rolling, roll back on itself, enclose in a covering, wrap up" (Medieval Latin, "to envelop [in tears, shadows], engage in an affair or occupation, implicate, ensnare"), from in- in- entry 2 + volvere "to set in a circular course, cause to roll, bring round" — more at wallow entry 2

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5

Kids Definition

involve

verb

in·volve in-ˈvälv How to pronounce involve (audio)

-ˈvȯlv

involved; involving

: to draw into a situation : engage

The teacher involved her students in the project.

: to take part in

I'm not involved in the planning.

: include

The accident involved three cars.

: to be accompanied by

The plan involves some risk.

: to have or take the attention of completely

He was deeply involved in his work.

involve

verb

as in to affect

to be the business or affair of this isn't something that involves you, so don't worry about it

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

affect
concern
implicate
touch
embroil
ensnare
entangle
apply (to)
relate (to)
bear (on)
appertain (to)
pertain (to)
refer (to)

as in to include

to have as part of a whole a tragic play usually involves a number of plot devices, including the hero's fatal flaw

Synonyms & Similar Words

include
encompass
contain
entail
carry
subsume
number
comprise
comprehend
embrace
take in
incorporate
have
receive
possess
constitute
own
admit
integrate
form
hold
bracket
embody
consist (of)
compose
make
assimilate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

prevent
exclude
preclude
leave (out)
prohibit
omit
eliminate
deny
refuse
miss out
ban
reject
bar
debar
except
lose
rule out
mislay
misplace

as in to interest

to hold the attention of her blissful daydream so completely involved her that she never heard the knock on the door

Synonyms & Similar Words

interest
intrigue
occupy
immerse
attract
engage
fascinate
busy
distract
absorb
engross
grip
preoccupy
catch up
bemuse
enwrap
enthral
enthrall
enchant
catch one's eye
captivate
obsess
hypnotize
monopolize
allure
beguile
mesmerize
charm
bewitch
hog

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

bore
weary
pall
tire
jade

as in to wrap

to surround or cover closely a mind that was deeply involved in doubt about his wife's fidelity

Synonyms & Similar Words

wrap
encompass
envelop
enclose
shroud
encase
embrace
muffle
encircle
enfold
embower
bosom
enshroud
invest
mantle
veil
drape
swathe
embed
enwrap
bower
embosom
lap
circumfuse
cocoon
enswathe
inclose
cloak
circle
curtain
disguise
blanket
mask
camouflage
overlay
imbed
swaddle
overspread
enwind
enlace

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

expose
strip
bare
denude

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of involve are comprehend, embrace, and include. While all these words mean "to contain within as part of the whole," involve suggests inclusion by virtue of the nature of the whole, whether by being its natural or inevitable consequence.

the new job involves a lot of detail

The synonyms comprehend and involve are sometimes interchangeable, but comprehend implies that something comes within the scope of a statement or definition.

his system comprehends all history

The words embrace and involve are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, embrace implies a gathering of separate items within a whole.

her faith embraces both Christian and non-Christian beliefs

The meanings of include and involve largely overlap; however, include suggests the containment of something as a constituent, component, or subordinate part of a larger whole.

the price of dinner includes dessert

单词	involve
释义	involve verb in·volve in-ˈvälv -ˈvȯlv, also -ˈväv, or -ˈvȯv involved; involving transitive verb 1 a : to engage as a participant workers involved in building a house b : to oblige to take part right of Congress to involve the nation in war c : to occupy (someone, such as oneself) absorbingly especially : to commit (someone) emotionally was involved with a married man 2 a : to have within or as part of itself : include b : to require as a necessary accompaniment : entail c : affect entry 1 the cancer involved the lymph nodes 3 : to relate closely : connect 4 : to surround as if with a wrapping : envelop 5 archaic : to enfold or envelop so as to encumber 6 archaic : to wind, coil, or wreathe about involver noun Synonyms affect concern touch See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences He told us a story involving life on a farm. She remained involved with the organization for many years. Renovating the house involved hiring a contractor. The disease continued to spread until it involved the entire jaw. Recent Examples on the Web Because temperature readings often involve direct contact with a sick person, thermometers should be cleaned before and after each use. Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2022 Hundreds of thousands of Americans tear this index-finger-size ligament annually, often during activities that involve sudden stops and changes in direction like soccer or downhill skiing. Aylin Woodward, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 There are lots of tips to stay cool, but a lot of them involve using some electricity. Jessica Roy, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2022 Projects that involve economically disadvantaged individuals and businesses owned by minorities, veterans, or women, or that are based in rural areas, will be prioritized, the department said. BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2022 The plan is to take the new format to the open market and possibly involve multiple TV partners instead of just ESPN. Larry Lage, ajc, 5 Sep. 2022 The plan is to take the new format to the open market and possibly involve multiple TV partners instead of just ESPN. Larry Lage, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2022 Incidents of physical abuse are also 12 times more likely to be deadly when a firearm is involved, as in the deaths of Jacius and Ashworth, and 75 percent of murder-suicides involve firearms. Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 4 Sep. 2022 DeWees added that many threats may not directly involve students or may evolve from a rumor disseminated among the community or even nationwide, many times via social media. Baltimore Sun, 3 Sep. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English envolven, involven "to cloud (with obscurities), envelop (in darkness, vice), encumber, surround," borrowed from Latin involvere "to move by rolling, roll back on itself, enclose in a covering, wrap up" (Medieval Latin, "to envelop [in tears, shadows], engage in an affair or occupation, implicate, ensnare"), from in- in- entry 2 + volvere "to set in a circular course, cause to roll, bring round" — more at wallow entry 2 First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5 Phrases Containing involve involve oneself in involve oneself in Kids Definition involve verb in·volve in-ˈvälv -ˈvȯlv involved; involving 1 : to draw into a situation : engage The teacher involved her students in the project. 2 : to take part in I'm not involved in the planning. 3 : include The accident involved three cars. 4 : to be accompanied by The plan involves some risk. 5 : to have or take the attention of completely He was deeply involved in his work. Medical Definition involve transitive verb in·volve in-ˈvälv, -ˈvȯlv also -ˈväv or -ˈvȯv involved; involving : to affect with a disease or condition : include in an area of damage, trauma, or insult all the bones of the skull were involved in the proliferative process herpes involved the trigeminal nerve severely involved patients were isolated lacerations involved the muscles involve verb 1 as in to affect to be the business or affair of this isn't something that involves you, so don't worry about it Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance affect concern implicate touch embroil ensnare entangle apply (to) relate (to) bear (on) appertain (to) pertain (to) refer (to) 2 as in to include to have as part of a whole a tragic play usually involves a number of plot devices, including the hero's fatal flaw Synonyms & Similar Words include encompass contain entail carry subsume number comprise comprehend embrace take in incorporate have receive possess constitute own admit integrate form hold bracket embody consist (of) compose make assimilate Antonyms & Near Antonyms prevent exclude preclude leave (out) prohibit omit eliminate deny refuse miss out ban reject bar debar except lose rule out mislay misplace See More 3 as in to interest to hold the attention of her blissful daydream so completely involved her that she never heard the knock on the door Synonyms & Similar Words interest intrigue occupy immerse attract engage fascinate busy distract absorb engross grip preoccupy catch up bemuse enwrap enthral enthrall enchant catch one's eye captivate obsess hypnotize monopolize allure beguile mesmerize charm bewitch hog Antonyms & Near Antonyms bore weary pall tire jade 4 as in to wrap to surround or cover closely a mind that was deeply involved in doubt about his wife's fidelity Synonyms & Similar Words wrap encompass envelop enclose shroud encase embrace muffle encircle enfold embower bosom enshroud invest mantle veil drape swathe embed enwrap bower embosom lap circumfuse cocoon enswathe inclose cloak circle curtain disguise blanket mask camouflage overlay imbed swaddle overspread enwind enlace Antonyms & Near Antonyms expose strip bare denude Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of involve are comprehend, embrace, and include. While all these words mean "to contain within as part of the whole," involve suggests inclusion by virtue of the nature of the whole, whether by being its natural or inevitable consequence. the new job involves a lot of detail The synonyms comprehend and involve are sometimes interchangeable, but comprehend implies that something comes within the scope of a statement or definition. his system comprehends all history The words embrace and involve are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, embrace implies a gathering of separate items within a whole. her faith embraces both Christian and non-Christian beliefs The meanings of include and involve largely overlap; however, include suggests the containment of something as a constituent, component, or subordinate part of a larger whole. the price of dinner includes dessert
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involve

verb

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