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
So 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
Make something else necessary or cause it to happen
Show that someone is involved in a crime
To involve someone in a difficult situation, often without meaning to
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.