involve

/in'vɔlv/
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involve

The project will involve a team of architects and engineers.

Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To include or contain as a necessary part or consequence: When something is an essential component or a natural result of a situation.
    • To cause someone to be associated with or participate in an activity or situation: To engage or implicate someone in something.
    • To occupy or absorb the interest or attention of someone completely: To deeply engage someone's mind or emotions.
Examples of Usage
  • Verb:
    • A good manager's job involves listening to the team. (The job includes listening as a necessary part.)
    • Please don't involve me in your argument; I want to stay neutral. (Please do not cause me to be a participant in your argument.)
    • The mystery novel was so gripping that it completely involved me for hours. (The novel absorbed my full interest and attention.)
Advanced Usage

  • "to be/get involved in": To be or become connected with or participate in an activity, often implying deep engagement or complication.

    • She is involved in several community projects. (She participates actively in them.)
    • He got involved in a lengthy legal dispute. (He became entangled in a complicated situation.)

  • "to involve oneself in": To deliberately choose to participate or become engaged in something.

    • He involved himself in local politics. (He actively engaged in local political activities.)
Variants and Related Words

  • Involved (adjective):

    • Complicated or intricate: The instructions were very involved and hard to follow.
    • Emotionally committed or connected: They are involved in a serious relationship.

  • Involvement (noun): The act of being involved or the state of being involved.

    • Her involvement in the charity is well-known. (Her participation/connection with the charity.)
Synonyms
  • Include: To have as a part of a whole.
  • Entail: To involve something as a necessary or inevitable part or consequence.
  • Engage: To occupy or attract someone's interest or attention.
  • Implicate: To show that someone is involved in something, especially a crime or wrongdoing.
Related Phrasal Verbs

(Note: "Involve" is not commonly used with particles to form phrasal verbs in the same way as other verbs. Its meanings are typically expressed through prepositions like "in" or "with.")

Related Idioms

  • "To involve someone in the loop": To keep someone informed and included in communications about a project or situation.

    • Please involve me in the loop on any updates to the plan. (Please keep me informed.)

  • "A involved process": A process that is long, detailed, and complicated.

    • Getting a visa can be an involved process. (It can be a complicated procedure with many steps.)
involve

The project will involve a team of architects and engineers.

Verb
  1. make complex or intricate or complicated
    • The situation was rather involved
  2. occupy or engage the interest of
    • His story completely involved me during the entire afternoon
  3. contain as a part
    • Dinner at Joe's always involves at least six courses
  4. require as useful, just, or proper
    • It takes nerve to do what she did
    • success usually requires hard work
    • This job asks a lot of patience and skill
    • This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice
    • This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert
    • This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent
  5. have as a necessary feature
    • This decision involves many changes
  6. engage as a participant
    • Don't involve me in your family affairs!
  7. connect closely and often incriminatingly
    • This new ruling affects your business

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