involve

involve is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

invest - involve - issue

Involve is on the Academic Vocabulary List.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ɪnˈvɒlv/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ɪnˈvɑlv/

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• Hyphenation: in‧volve

Verb

Plain form involve

Third-person singular involves

Past tense involved

Past participle involved

Present participle involving

1. (transitive) If an activity involves something, then that thing is used in or is part of the activity.

   The job involves the use of special computer software.

   The process involves both thinking and writing about the changes.

   The attack also involved fighters from a variety of countries.

Synonyms

• include

Related words

• involved
• involvement
• involving
• uninvolved