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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•volved /ɪnˈvɑlvd/USA pronunciation adj. - [be/become + ~] associated in a relationship, esp. a sexual relationship:They dated before becoming seriously involved.
interested in, preoccupied with, or enthusiastic about something:[be + ~]was very involved in his work. being a part of something; taking part in something:[be + ~]A lot of workers are involved in the strike.complicated; complex:an involved argument.See -volv-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•volved (in volvd′),USA pronunciation adj. - very intricate or complex:an involved reply.
- implicated:involved in crime.
- concerned in some affair, esp. in a way likely to cause danger or unpleasantness:I didn't call the police because I didn't want to get involved.
- committed or engaged, as in a political cause or artistic movement:The civil rights demonstration attracted the involved young people of the area.
in•volv•ed•ly (in vol′vid lē, -volvd′-),USA pronunciation adv. in•volv′ed•ness, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged complicated, knotty, tangled, perplexing.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged simple.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•volve /ɪnˈvɑlv/USA pronunciation v. [not usually: be + ~-ing* ~ + object], -volved, -volv•ing. - to include or use (something) as a necessary part, circumstance, condition, or end result:This job involves long hours.
- to cause (someone) to be connected with, associated with, or otherwise concerned with:Don't involve me in your quarrel.
- to stimulate or engage the interests or emotions of:The play involved the audience deeply.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•volve (in volv′),USA pronunciation v.t., -volved, -volv•ing. - to include as a necessary circumstance, condition, or consequence;
imply; entail:This job involves long hours and hard work. - to engage or employ.
- to affect, as something within the scope of operation.
- to include, contain, or comprehend within itself or its scope.
- to bring into an intricate or complicated form or condition.
- to bring into difficulties (usually fol. by with):a plot to involve one nation in a war with another.
- to cause to be troublesomely associated or concerned, as in something embarrassing or unfavorable:Don't involve me in your quarrel!
- to combine inextricably (usually fol. by with).
- to implicate, as in guilt or crime, or in any matter or affair.
- to engage the interests or emotions or commitment of:to become involved in the disarmament movement; to become involved with another woman.
- to preoccupy or absorb fully (usually used passively or reflexively):You are much too involved with the problem to see it clearly.
- to envelop or enfold, as if with a wrapping.
- to swallow up, engulf, or overwhelm.
- [Archaic.]to roll, surround, or shroud, as in a wrapping.
- to roll up on itself;
wind spirally; coil; wreathe.
- Latin involvere to roll in or up, equivalent. to in- in-2 + volvere to roll; see revolve
- Middle English involven 1350–1400
in•volve′ment, n. in•volv′er, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged necessitate, require, demand.
- 6, 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged
- 9.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Involve, entangle, implicate imply getting a person connected or bound up with something from which it is difficult to extricate himself or herself. To involve is to bring more or less deeply into something, esp. of a complicated, embarrassing, or troublesome nature:to involve someone in debt.To entangle (usually passive or reflexive) is to involve so deeply in a tangle as to confuse and make helpless:to entangle oneself in a mass of contradictory statements.To implicate is to connect a person with something discreditable or wrong:implicated in a plot.
- 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged extricate.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: involve /ɪnˈvɒlv/ vb (transitive)- to include or contain as a necessary part
- to have an effect on; spread to: the investigation involved many innocent people
- (often passive; usually followed by in or with) to concern or associate significantly: many people were involved in the crime
- (often passive) to make complicated; tangle
- rare often poetic to wrap or surround
- obsolete to raise to a specified power
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin involvere to roll in, surround, from in-² + volvere to rollinˈvolvement n inˈvolver n |