Meaning

9 senses
  1. (transitive)To have (something) as a component or a related part; to comprise, to include.

    My job involves forecasting economic trends.

  2. To have (something) as a component or a related part; to comprise, to include.

    (specifically, transitive)To include (something) as a logical or natural, or necessary component, or consequence or effect of something else; to entail, to imply.

  3. (transitive)To cause or engage (someone or something) to become connected or implicated, or to participate, in some activity or situation.

    By involving herself in her local community, Mary met lots of people and also helped make it a nicer place to live.

    How can we involve the audience more during the show?

    sich engagieren, jdn. bei etwas einschalten, einbinden

    каса́тьсяkasátʹsja, косну́тьсяkosnútʹsja

    стосува́тисяstosuvátysja

  4. To cause or engage (someone or something) to become connected or implicated, or to participate, in some activity or situation.

    (also, reflexive, specifically, transitive)Chiefly followed by with: to engage (someone or oneself) in an emotional or sexual relationship.

    (dabei) mitspielen

  5. (figuratively, transitive)To entangle, intertwine, or mingle (something with one or more other things, or several things together); especially, to entangle (someone or something) in a confusing or troublesome situation.

    to involve a person in debt or misery

    verwickeln, verstricken, hineinziehen (in etw. Negatives)

    содержа́тьsoderžátʹ, включа́тьvključátʹ, включи́тьvključítʹ

    включа́тиvključáty, місти́тиmistýty

  6. (archaic, transitive)To cover or envelop (something) completely; to hide, to surround.

    to involve in darkness or obscurity

    (etw.)einwickeln

    обвола́киватьobvolákivatʹ, обволо́чьobvolóčʹ, оку́тыватьokútyvatʹ

  7. (archaic, transitive)To form (something) into a coil or spiral, or into folds; to entwine, to fold up, to roll, to wind round.

    einrollen, aufrollen, aufräufeln

    обёртыватьobjórtyvatʹ, оберну́ть pf or обороти́тьobernútʹ, обора́чиватьoboráčivatʹ

  8. (archaic, obsolete, transitive)To make (something) intricate; to complicate.

    verkomplizieren, mit Schwierigkeiten verbinden

    запу́тыватьzapútyvatʹ, запу́татьzapútatʹ

    make complex or intricate or complicated

  9. (archaic, obsolete, transitive)To multiply (a number) by itself a given number of times; to raise to any assigned power.

    a quantity involved to the third or fourth power

    возводи́ть в сте́пеньvozvodítʹ v stépenʹ, возвести́ в сте́пеньvozvestí v stépenʹ

Examples

1117 sentences
  1. We're all aware of the risks involved.

    Ми всі усвідомлюємо наявні ризики.

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  2. The police believe Tom was involved in the murder.

    Поліція вважає, що Том причетний до вбивства.

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  3. I can't get involved.

    Мені не можна втручатися.

    ruМне нельзя вмешиваться.

    deIch kann nicht involviert werden.

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  4. This doesn't involve you.

    Тебе це не стосується.

    deDas geht dich nichts an.

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  5. Does it involve me?

    Це мене стосується?

    ruЭто меня затрагивает?

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
to cause or engage (someone or something) to become connected or implicated, or to participate, in some activity or situation:
to entangle, intertwine, or mingle (something with one or more other things, or several things together); to entangle (someone or something) in a confusing or troublesome situation:
Русский
By meaning 6
to cause or engage (someone or something) to become connected or implicated, or to participate, in some activity or situation:
to entangle, intertwine, or mingle (something with one or more other things, or several things together); to entangle (someone or something) in a confusing or troublesome situation:
to cover or envelop (something) completely; to hide, to surround:
to form (something) into a coil or spiral, or into folds — see also fold up, roll:
to make (something) intricate — see also complicate:
to multiply (a number) by itself a given number of times:
Deutsch
By meaning 7
to have (something) as a component or a related part — see also comprise, include:
to cause or engage (someone or something) to become connected or implicated, or to participate, in some activity or situation:
to engage (someone or oneself) in an emotional or sexual relationship:
to entangle, intertwine, or mingle (something with one or more other things, or several things together); to entangle (someone or something) in a confusing or troublesome situation:
to cover or envelop (something) completely; to hide, to surround:
to form (something) into a coil or spiral, or into folds — see also fold up, roll:
to make (something) intricate — see also complicate:

Forms

involves, involving, involved, involved
Base forminvolve · to involve
3rd person singularinvolves
Present participleinvolving
Past simpleinvolved
Past participleinvolved

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyinvolve
he, she, itinvolves

Past simpleLesson

all personsinvolved

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave involved
he, she, ithas involved

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill involve

Synonyms

42 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

16 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • was involved in
  • get involved
  • involved in the
  • to get involved
  • involved in a
  • get involved in
  • involved in this
  • get involved with
  • else was involved
  • involved in that
  • should get involved
  • the risks involved

See also

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