Definition of Involved

Adjective: involved  in'vólvd

  1. Connected by participation, association or use
    "we accomplished nothing, simply because of the large number of people involved"; "the problems involved"; "the involved muscles"; "I don't want to get involved"; "everyone involved in the bribery case has been identified"
     
  2. Entangled or hindered as if e.g. in mire
    "the difficulties in which the question is involved";
    - mired
     
  3. Emotionally involved
     
  4. Highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious
    "the plot was too involved";
    - Byzantine, convoluted, knotty, tangled, tortuous
     
  5. Enveloped
    "a castle involved in mist"; "the difficulties in which the question is involved"
Verb: involve  in'vólv
  1. Connect closely and often incriminatingly
    "This new ruling involves your business";
    - affect, regard
     
  2. Engage as a participant
    "Don't involve me in your family affairs!"
     
  3. Have as a necessary feature
    "This decision involves many changes";
    - imply
     
  4. Must happen, have or exist previously or during (in order for stated thing to be happen or be the case)
    "This job involves a lot of patience and skill";
    - necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, call for, demand
     
  5. Contain as a part
    "Dinner at Joe's always involves at least six courses"
     
  6. Occupy or engage the interest of
    "His story completely involved me during the entire afternoon"
     
  7. Make complex, intricate or complicated
    "The situation was rather involved"

See also:
involve
involvedly

Anagrams containing the word involved

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