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involved

[ in-volvd ]

adjective

  1. very intricate or complex:

    an involved reply.

    Synonyms: , ,

    Antonyms:

  2. implicated:

    involved in crime.

  3. concerned in some affair, especially in a way likely to cause danger or unpleasantness:

    I didn't call the police because I didn't want to get involved.

  4. committed or engaged, as in a political cause or artistic movement:

    The civil rights demonstration attracted the involved young people of the area.



involved

/ ɪˈɒ /

adjective

  1. complicated; difficult to comprehend

    an involved literary style

  2. usually postpositive concerned or implicated

    one of the men involved

  3. euphemistic.
    postpositivefoll bywith having sexual relations

    she was involved with a number of men

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ·DZ·· [in-, vol, -vid-lee, -, volvd, -], adverb
  • ·DZĻ·Ա noun
  • ԴDzi·DZ adjective
  • ܲi·DZ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of involved1

First recorded in 1600–10; involve + -ed 2
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Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

Those studies involved people who sought prevention services.

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It later emerged Mr Kaba was a core member of one of London's most dangerous street gangs and was accused of being involved in two shootings in the week before he died.

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More than half of that spraying involved the dioxin-contaminated defoliant Agent Orange.

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The victim was involved in a police investigation over a planned attack against a relative of gang leader Ismail Abdo, according to the reports.

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Firstly, he said he wanted the IFR to be involved in ticket pricing decisions, and to provide updates in periodic "State of Football" reports.

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