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- Dictionaryin·volve/inˈvälv/
verb
- 1. (of a situation or event) include (something) as a necessary part or result: "his transfer to another school would involve a lengthy assessment procedure" Similar Opposite
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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 include someone or something in an activity: The accident involved two cars and a truck. The operation involves inserting a small tube into the heart. involve verb [T] (MAKE INTERESTED) to make someone interested in taking part in something: A good teacher tries to involve children in activities where they interact with each other.
Involve definition: to include as a necessary circumstance, condition, or consequence; imply; entail. See examples of INVOLVE used in a sentence.
verb. connect closely and often incriminatingly. synonyms: affect, regard. see more. verb. occupy or engage the interest of. “His story completely involved me during the entire afternoon”
to include someone in something, or to make them take part in or feel part of it: I prefer teaching methods that actively involve students in learn ing. She's been involved with animal rights for many years. It would be difficult not to involve the child's father in the arrangements. Fewer examples.
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.
involve somebody (in something/in doing something) We want to involve as many people as possible in the celebrations. involve yourself (in something) Parents should involve themselves in their child's education.
