to involve
- verb
- /ɪnˈvɑlv/
- Large private and public institutions first became involved in providing overseas opportunities for their students during the 1960s.
- cases involving
- individuals involved
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Watch on YouTubeSo that's where the mob gets involved with drugs.
- So that's where the mob gets involved with drugs.
- This phone number is involved in the murder in this way.
- So we said, aha, this must be involved in autism somehow.
- You're out, you've done the job, you've been involved in lethal action and full on.
- Like, what do we know whether he's been actively involved in the Trump case?
- Man, a very famous court case of involving in slavery.
- Because if he slapped him, damn bro, you involved in damn crime, brother.
Examples
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But I don't believe that we should be involved in a land war.
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Do you think he was involved in that crime in some way?
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So, do you think she could be involved in his murder?
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- Well, we believe he might have been involved with this.
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One, why are we so involved in that conflict?
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Perhaps I should never have got involved.
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The extent to which he was involved in the writing is controversial.
Academic text (2011) -
Are any of your students' parents involved in areas of business that involve grant seeking or awarding?
Academic text (2011) -
Now how did human beings come to be involved in this catastrophe?
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The investigation revealed that she was involved in money laundering activities.
Synonyms
Show that someone is involved in a crime
To involve someone in a difficult situation, often without meaning to
Make something else necessary or cause it to happen
To bring someone deeply into an argument or serious problem
Antonyms
How Involved
Surface Forms
Morphology
involve = in + volve
Opaque because the root 'volve' is not a standalone English word and the Latin prefix 'in-' does not yield a transparently compositional meaning for typical learners.
Etymology
Involve comes from Latin in- 'in' and volvere 'to roll'. A helpful way to remember it is to picture a person 'rolled into' an event and so tightly wrapped up that they cannot escape. So, to involve someone can mean they are closely connected to a situation, even in a way that brings real trouble.