INVOLVE


Meaning of INVOLVE in English

■ verb

1》 include as a necessary part or result.

↘cause to experience or participate in an activity or situation.

2》 ( be/get ~d ) be or become occupied or engrossed in something.

3》 ( be ~d ) be engaged in an emotional or personal relationship: Angela was ~d with someone else.

Derivatives

~ment noun

Origin

ME (in the senses 'enfold' and 'entangle'): from L. ~re , from in- 'into' + volvere 'to roll'.

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