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

This is already happening despite the lack of bank involvement as stablecoins account for a greater share of international money transfers than Visa and Mastercard combined. —Michael Abbott, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025

The United Nations had warned that the Israeli military’s involvement in securing the areas around the sites could discourage participation or lead to recipients facing reprisals. —Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 3 June 2025

Think of festival involvement as part of a longer-term relationship rather than a one-off opportunity and that’ll be the key to getting up there on that stage in no time! —Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 3 June 2025

Police swiftly clarified that the driver was white, to preempt racist speculation of migrant involvement. —Andrew R. Chow, Time, 3 June 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