involve Definition
in·volve (in välv′, -vôlv′)
transitive verb -·volved′, -·volv′·ing
- Archaic to enfold or envelop as in a wrapping fog involved the shoreline
- Obsolete to wind spirally; coil up
- to make intricate, tangled, or complicated
- to entangle in trouble, difficulty, danger, etc.; implicate
- to draw or hold within itself; include a riot that soon involved thousands
- to include by necessity; entail; require a project involving years of work
- to relate to or affect the matter involves his honor
- to make busy; employ; occupy involved the class in research
Etymology: ME involven < L involvere < in-, in + volvere, to roll: see walk
involve Related Forms
involve Synonyms
involve
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involve Usage Examples
Object
- everyone: Essential reading for everyone involved in the grocery industry!
- risk: Scuba Diving is a sport that involves some risk to life.
- people: We have 200 people all involved in new business.
- staff: Involve primary care staff in the delivery of the program or ensure that they have been trained to deliver the same messages.
- anyone: Useful for anyone involved, or planning to be involved, in humanitarian assistance.
- party: For example, ACAS mediation may involve the third party neutral issuing a written recommendation.
Preposition: at
stage: All Welsh media channels ( TV, radio and press ) would need to be involved at an early stage.
Present participle complement
- widen: Aimhigher's remit involves widening participation in higher education.
- inject: Treatment involves injecting anticonvulsant drugs either into the muscles or the veins in order to halt seizure activity.
- sell: This field sales role will involve selling both online and directory advertising solutions to SME's and Blue Chips across all sectors of industry.
- remove: In a nutshell, the scheme involves removing sheep from the Carneddau for the winter months, but returning them for summer grazing.
- assess: This has involved assessing every aspect of the building for its esthetic and architectural qualities.
- manage: This role involves managing a team of nine part-time team Field Sales Executives who visit on-trade accounts nationwide.
Modifying Another Word
actively: There have also been contacts with the ODPM over them being actively involved in the program arrangements.
Preposition: in
- accident: There have been of late, a number of incidents where the Police have been involved in serious accidents in pursuing stolen cars.
- project: I am currently involved in four major research projects.
- process: What is involved in the selection process for the Special Constabulary?
- aspect: Brian is very involved in all aspects of fell running.
- production: Even the term organic is a con as all growth involved in food production is necessarily organic in the proper sense of the word.
- activity: The moon in the 12th, maybe your friend was involved in some hidden activities that have come to light.
Browse dictionary entries near involve
- ‹ involution
- ‹ involute
- ‹ involuntary manslaughter
- ‹ involuntary confession
- ‹ involuntary bankruptcy
- ‹ involuntary bailment
- ‹ involuntary
- ‹ involucre
- ‹ involucrate
- ‹ involucel
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- inwards ›
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