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

After another disappointing campaign, Brady’s involvement is expected to increase in the hopes that the seven-time Super Bowl champion can help lift the Raiders out of mediocrity. —J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026

He was charged with first-degree murder but denied any involvement. —Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026

Trump denied any involvement in the criminal investigation during a brief interview with NBC News on Sunday night. —Elizabeth Schulze, ABC News, 11 Jan. 2026

Beth Israel Congregation was previously targeted in a Ku Klux Klan bombing in 1967, an attack linked to the synagogue's involvement in civil rights efforts, according to the Institute for Southern Jewish Life, which also operates from the building. —Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 11 Jan. 2026

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