involved
//ɪnˈvɒlvd//
Forms
- Comparative
- more involved
- Superlative
- most involved
Definitions
1.Complicated.
- He related an involved story about every ancestor since 1895.
- E-commerce has turned even the laying of a floor into a fiendishly involved business.
- Miss Price told him a long, involved story, which made out that Mrs. Otter, a humdrum and respectable little person, had scabrous intrigues.
2.Associated with others, be a participant or make someone be a participant (in a crime, process, etc.)
- He got/was involved in a bar fight.
- The people involved in the project for three years.
- When the family wrapped up my father's will, no one tried to make me feel involved.
3.Having an affair with someone.
- She has been happily involved with the same woman for almost three years. During that time, they have grown together, dealt well with their problems and have worked consistently for a loving and trusting relationship.
1.simple past and past participle of involve
- The explanation involved potatoes, squirrels, and race cars.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1322
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Uncommon
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Rare
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Word family
Etymology
From involve + -ed.