What does involve mean?
Definitions for involve
ɪnˈvɒlvin·volve
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word involve.
Princeton's WordNet
involve, affect, regard(verb)
connect closely and often incriminatingly
"This new ruling affects your business"
involve(verb)
engage as a participant
"Don't involve me in your family affairs!"
imply, involve(verb)
have as a necessary feature
"This decision involves many changes"
necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand(verb)
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"
involve(verb)
contain as a part
"Dinner at Joe's always involves at least six courses"
involve(verb)
occupy or engage the interest of
"His story completely involved me during the entire afternoon"
involve(verb)
make complex or intricate or complicated
"The situation was rather involved"
Wiktionary
involve(Verb)
To roll or fold up; to wind round; to entwine.
Etymology: From involvere.
involve(Verb)
To envelop completely; to surround; to cover; to hide; to involve in darkness or obscurity.
Etymology: From involvere.
involve(Verb)
To complicate or make intricate, as in grammatical structure.
Etymology: From involvere.
involve(Verb)
To connect with something as a natural or logical consequence or effect; to include necessarily; to imply.
Etymology: From involvere.
involve(Verb)
To take in; to gather in; to mingle confusedly; to blend or merge.
Etymology: From involvere.
involve(Verb)
To envelop, infold, entangle, or embarrass; as, to involve a person in debt or misery.
Etymology: From involvere.
involve(Verb)
To engage thoroughly; to occupy, employ, or absorb.
Etymology: From involvere.
involve(Verb)
To raise to any assigned power; to multiply, as a quantity, into itself a given number of times; as, a quantity involved to the third or fourth power.
Etymology: From involvere.
involve(Verb)
Status: involved
Etymology: From involvere.
Webster Dictionary
Involve(verb)
to roll or fold up; to wind round; to entwine
Involve(verb)
to envelop completely; to surround; to cover; to hide; to involve in darkness or obscurity
Involve(verb)
to complicate or make intricate, as in grammatical structure
Involve(verb)
to connect with something as a natural or logical consequence or effect; to include necessarily; to imply
Involve(verb)
to take in; to gather in; to mingle confusedly; to blend or merge
Involve(verb)
to envelop, infold, entangle, or embarrass; as, to involve a person in debt or misery
Involve(verb)
to engage thoroughly; to occupy, employ, or absorb
Involve(verb)
to raise to any assigned power; to multiply, as a quantity, into itself a given number of times; as, a quantity involved to the third or fourth power
Freebase
Involve
The Involve Foundation is a leading UK based charity focused on public participation.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Involve
in-volv′, v.t. to wrap up: to envelop: to implicate: to include: to complicate: to overwhelm: to catch: (arith.) to multiply a quantity into itself any given number of times.—n. Involve′ment, act of involving: state of being involved or entangled. [Fr.—L. involvĕre—in, upon, volvĕre, volūtum, to roll.]
Editors Contribution
involve
To ask for a contribution.
They did involve all of the community in the creation of a community allotment program.
Submitted by MaryC on February 22, 2020involve
To connect and participate.
They were involved with the local camogie club and contributed their team, energy and effort.
Submitted by MaryC on March 30, 2020
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'involve' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2460
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'involve' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2973
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'involve' in Verbs Frequency: #98
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of involve in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of involve in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of involve in a Sentence
An important fact in the decision to euthanize the bear was that a significant portion of the (hiker's) body was consumed and cached with the intent to return for further feeding, normal defensive attacks by female bears defending their young do not involve consumption of the victim's body.
Jumping falls into a type of exercise we call plyometrics, these exercises involve quicker, shorter motions that stimulate the stretch reflex. That reflex is responsible for explosive movement, like an outfielder reacting to a fly ball.
The recording appears to be a compilation of audio clips, many of which involve private conversations between two adults with no other persons/children present. The recording contains regretful conversations between these adults.
We seem to do our best work when a bit of passion is involve. It might be true that we can choose our feelings toward anything or one. Choosing passion could be a good choice.
The severance did not involve the Office of Compliance and at no time was any allegation of sexual harassment made, and no sexual harassment occurred.
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