SINCE 1828
involve
verb
in·volve
| \ in-ˈvälv
, -ˈvȯlv also -ˈväv or -ˈvȯv\
, -ˈvȯlv also -ˈväv or -ˈvȯv\
involved;
involving
Definition of involve
1a
: 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
2a
: to have within or as part of itself : include
b
: to require as a necessary accompaniment : entail
c
: affect entry 3
the cancer involved the lymph nodes
3
: to relate closely : connect
4
: to surround as if with a wrapping : envelop
5
archaic
: to enfold or envelop so as to encumber
6
archaic
: to wind, coil, or wreathe about
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Other Words from involve
involvement
\ in-ˈvälv-mənt
, -ˈvȯlv- \
noun
, -ˈvȯlv- \
noun
involver
noun
Examples of involve in a Sentence
He told us a story involving life on a farm.
She remained involved with the organization for many years.
Renovating the house involved hiring a contractor.
The disease continued to spread until it involved the entire jaw.
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First up, the Duchess is visiting the Henry Fawcett Children’s Centre to see how Lambeth Early Action Partnership (LEAP) is helping support families and children involved with the centre. — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, "Kate Middleton Recycles a Red Catherine Walker Coatdress to Celebrate Commonwealth Day," 11 Mar. 2019 So part of Altria’s investment involved giving an unprecedented bonus of $2 billion to Juul’s 1,500 employees — averaging out to more than $1 million each. — Recode Staff, Recode, "Recode Daily: Wealth managers and charities are looking forward to an IPO-rich 2019," 21 Dec. 2018 Unfortunately, a case from Germany has highlighted the potential pitfalls involved with using such a product, when Amazon accidentally sent a man 1,700 Alexa voice recordings of another user by mistake, according to German magazine c’t. — Nick Statt, The Verge, "Amazon sent 1,700 Alexa voice recordings to the wrong user following data request," 20 Dec. 2018 And that left her open to what those involved say was not retaliation but what sure does look a lot like retaliation. — Constance Grady, Vox, "Eliza Dushku was harassed at CBS. The report suggests the network’s problems go deep.," 14 Dec. 2018 With their less-than-wholesome mining history (often involving human and environmental tolls), diamonds were ripe for a virtuous makeover. — Rebecca Malinsky, WSJ, "Would You Pay $32,709 for a Lab-Grown Diamond?," 1 Mar. 2019 The first day of the visit involved plenty of outdoor acitivities. — Nicole Saunders, Harper's BAZAAR, "Kate Middleton and Prince William Get Affectionate While Playing Soccer in Belfast," 28 Feb. 2019 Adams proved especially brilliant during difficult times for Hyland, involving chronic illness and a second kidney transplant. — Lucy Wood, Marie Claire, "Wells Adams Lost All Chill Over Sarah Hyland at the Vanity Fair Oscars Party," 26 Feb. 2019 It's been a hectic lead-up to this year's Academy Awards–the 91st in history, which is not to imply by any means that anybody involved seems to have figured this particular production out. — Vogue, "Oscars 2019: The Full List of Winners," 25 Feb. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'involve.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for involve
involve
verb
English Language Learners Definition of involve
: to have or include (someone or something) as a part of something
: to cause (someone) to be included in some activity, situation, etc. : to cause (someone) to take part in something
: to cause (someone) to be associated with someone or something
See the full definition for involve in the English Language Learners Dictionary
involve
verb
in·volve
| \ in-ˈvälv
, -ˈvȯlv\
, -ˈvȯlv\
involved;
involving
Kids Definition of involve
1
: to draw into a situation : engage
The teacher involved her students in the project.
2
: to take part in
I'm not involved in the planning.
3
: include
The accident involved three cars.
4
: to be accompanied by
The plan involves some risk.
5
: to have or take the attention of completely
He was deeply involved in his work.
involve
transitive verb
in·volve
| \ in-ˈvälv, -ˈvȯlv also -ˈväv or -ˈvȯv\
involved;
involving
Medical Definition of involve
: to affect with a disease or condition : include in an area of damage, trauma, or insult
all the bones of the skull were involved in the proliferative process herpes involved the trigeminal nerve severely involved patients were isolated lacerations involved the muscles
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