- 1if a situation, an event, or an activity involves something, that thing is an important or necessary part or result of it synonym entail involve something Any investment involves an element of risk. Many of the crimes involved drugs. involve doing something The test will involve answering questions about a photograph. involve somebody/something doing something The job involves me traveling all over the country. (formal) The job involves my traveling all over the country.
- 2involve somebody/something if a situation, an event, or an activity involves someone or something, they take part in it or are affected by it There was a serious incident involving a group of youths. How many vehicles were involved in the crash?
- 3to make someone take part in something involve somebody (in something/in doing something) We want to involve as many people as possible in the celebrations. involve yourself (in something) Parents should involve themselves in their child's education.
- 4involve somebody (in something) to say or do something to show that someone took part in something, especially a crime synonym implicate His confession involved a number of other politicians in the scandal. AWL Collocationsinvolveinvolve verb
- actively, directly
- typically, usually
- necessarily
- actively, directly
- deeply, heavily
- involve in
- active, direct
- involve in
- involve with
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NAmE//ɪnˈvɑlv//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they involve he / she / it involves
past simple involved
-ing form involving
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