involvement

noun

in·​volve·​ment in-ˈvälv-mənt 

-ˈvȯlv-

plural involvements

: the act or an instance of involving someone or something

His involvement of others was inexcusable.

: the state, act, or fact of being involved

involvement in public life

denied any involvement in the crime

In this era of strained school budgets, parental involvement is as likely to mean reading stories to kindergartners as running a bake sale.

—David Ruben

Examples of involvement in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Agents detained two suspects – including one at the scene of the crime – but later released them and cleared them of any involvement. —Rick Jervis, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025

Though still involving a paywall, the involvement of Netflix is a positive, says Christie, because of the impressive viewership numbers that the platform can bring. —Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025

The institute compared driver death rates and crash involvement per miles traveled between 2014 and 2018 for both convertible and non-convertible versions of cars. —Josh Max, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025

The mayor, Bill Peake, signed it on May 11, 2022, and that was the end of his involvement. —Beth Lew-Williams, New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

involve + -ment

First Known Use

1681, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing involvement

• self-involvement

Medical Definition

involvement

noun

in·​volve·​ment in-ˈvälv-mənt, -ˈvȯlv- 

: inclusion in an area affected by disease, trauma, or insult

syphilitic involvement of the brain

the extent of involvement of the lung

—Morris Fishbein