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

Amodei cited the concern that Anthropic technology would be used for fully autonomous lethal weapons whose decisions were made without human involvement — and the potential for AI to be used for mass domestic surveillance on an unprecedented scale. —U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026

Pennel denied any involvement in a text to ESPN. —Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026

By securing this agreement, Hyundai Heavy Industries is laying the groundwork for further involvement in the energy sector. —Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026

For a company full of employees already reeling over its work with ICE, possible involvement in the death of children was a breaking point. —Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 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