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involved

adjective

  1. include, connected, associated, wrapped up in
  2. complicated, convoluted
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈvɒlvd/ / /ɪnˈvɔlvd/ / /ɪnˈvoːvd/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English involve English -ed English involved From involve + -ed.

  1. Complicated.

    He related an involved story about every ancestor since 1895.

    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.)

    The people involved in the project for three years.

    He got/was involved in a bar fight.

  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.

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree English involve English -ed English involved From involve + -ed.

  1. simple past and past participle of involve

    The explanation involved potatoes, squirrels, and race cars.