in ‧ volved S2 W3 /ɪnˈvɒlvd $ ɪnˈvɑːlvd/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Word Family: verb : ↑ involve ; noun : ↑ involvement ; adjective : ↑ involved ≠ UNINVOLVED ]
1 . be/get involved to take part in an activity or event, or be connected with it in some way
be/get involved in
More than 30 software firms were involved in the project.
I don’t want to get involved in some lengthy argument about who is to blame.
I’m afraid your son’s been involved in an accident (=he is one of the people in an accident) .
be/get involved with
Landel has been involved with the Hercules project for years.
actively/deeply/heavily involved (=involved very much)
Mrs. Cummings has been actively involved with the church for years.
2 . work/effort etc involved in doing something the amount of work, effort etc that is needed in order to make something succeed:
Most people don’t realize the amount of effort involved in writing a novel.
3 . be involved with somebody
a) to be having a romantic relationship with someone, especially a sexual one:
The senator denied that he was romantically involved with a member of his staff.
b) to spend time with someone that you have a relationship with:
Fathers are encouraged to be more involved with their families.
4 . having so many different parts that it is difficult to understand SYN complicated :
The plot was so involved that very few people knew what was going on.
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THESAURUS
▪ complicated consisting of a lot of different parts or details and therefore difficult to understand:
The rules of the game seemed very complicated.
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I didn’t realize programming the VCR would be so complicated.
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The brain is like a very powerful, very complicated computer.
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a complicated issue
▪ complex a complex process, relationship etc is difficult to understand because it has a lot of parts that are all connected in different ways:
The chemical processes involved are extremely complex.
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the complex relationship between government and the media
▪ elaborate having a lot of parts or details and very carefully planned, but often more complicated than is necessary:
Mike had worked out an elaborate system for categorizing his collection of DVDs.
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The plan to kidnap her had become even more elaborate.
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Sociologists have been coming up with increasingly elaborate theories to explain unsafe sexual practices.
▪ involved very long and complicated – use this especially about something that you think should be made simpler:
The system for choosing candidates is very involved, and I won’t go into it here.
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Adopting a child can be a long involved process.
▪ convoluted too complicated and difficult to understand – used especially about someone’s language or arguments, or about a system:
convoluted sentences
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Procedures for government funding have become more convoluted.
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James’s books are full of long paragraphs and convoluted sentences, which many people do not find appealing.
▪ intricate having a lot of small parts or details – used especially about something that is cleverly designed or made:
Lasers are used to cut intricate designs in the metal.
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The farmers use an intricate system of drainage canals.
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the intricate workings of a watch
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intricate patterns of coloured marble