Entry Word: involve

Function: verb

Meaning: 1 to be the business or affair of <this isnʼt something that involves you, so donʼt worry about it> — see concern 2
2 to have as part of a whole <a tragic play usually involves a number of plot devices, including the heroʼs fatal flaw> — see include
3 to hold the attention of <her daydream so completely involved her that she never heard the knock on the door> — see engage 1