ALL meanings of involve
in·volve
I i - verb with object involve to include as a necessary circumstance, condition, or consequence; imply; entail: This job involves long hours and hard work. 1
- verb with object involve to engage or employ. 1
- verb with object involve to affect, as something within the scope of operation. 1
- verb with object involve to include, contain, or comprehend within itself or its scope. 1
- verb with object involve to bring into an intricate or complicated form or condition. 1
- verb with object involve to bring into difficulties (usually followed by with): a plot to involve one nation in a war with another. 1
- transitive verb involve entail, feature 1
- noun involve (of a situation or event) Include (something) as a necessary part or result. 1
- verb with object involve to cause to be troublesomely associated or concerned, as in something embarrassing or unfavorable: Don't involve me in your quarrel! 1
- verbal expression involve entail, mean 1
- verb with object involve to combine inextricably (usually followed by with). 1
- intransitive verb involve include in sth 1
- verb with object involve to implicate, as in guilt or crime, or in any matter or affair. 1
- verbal expression involve include in doing 1
- verb with object involve to engage the interests or emotions or commitment of: to become involved in the disarmament movement; to become involved with another woman. 1
- verb with object involve to preoccupy or absorb fully (usually used passively or reflexively): You are much too involved with the problem to see it clearly. 1
- verb with object involve to envelop or enfold, as if with a wrapping. 1
- verb with object involve to swallow up, engulf, or overwhelm. 1
- verb with object involve Archaic. to roll, surround, or shroud, as in a wrapping. to roll up on itself; wind spirally; coil; wreathe. 1
- verb involve If a situation or activity involves something, that thing is a necessary part or consequence of it. 0
- verb involve If a situation or activity involves someone, they are taking part in it. 0
- verb involve If you say that someone involves themselves in something, you mean that they take part in it, often in a way that is unnecessary or unwanted. 0
- verb involve If you involve someone else in something, you get them to take part in it. 0
- verb involve If one thing involves you in another thing, especially something unpleasant or inconvenient, the first thing causes you to do or deal with the second. 0
- verb involve to include or contain as a necessary part 0
- verb involve to have an effect on; spread to 0
- verb involve to concern or associate significantly 0
- verb involve to make complicated; tangle 0
- verb involve to wrap or surround 0
- verb involve to raise to a specified power 0
- verb transitive involve to enfold or envelop as in a wrapping 0
- verb transitive involve to wind spirally; coil up 0
- verb transitive involve to make intricate, tangled, or complicated 0
- verb transitive involve to entangle in trouble, difficulty, danger, etc.; implicate 0
- verb transitive involve to draw or hold within itself; include 0
- verb transitive involve to include by necessity; entail; require 0
- verb transitive involve to relate to or affect 0
- verb transitive involve to make busy; employ; occupy 0
- verb involve To roll or fold up; to wind round; to entwine. 0
- verb involve To envelop completely; to surround; to cover; to hide; to involve in darkness or obscurity. 0
- verb involve To complicate or make intricate, as in grammatical structure. 0
- verb involve To connect with something as a natural or logical consequence or effect; to include necessarily; to imply. 0
- verb involve To take in; to gather in; to mingle confusedly; to blend or merge. 0
- verb involve To envelop, enfold, entangle, or embarrass. 0
- verb involve To engage thoroughly; to occupy, employ, or absorb. 0
- verb involve (mathematics) To raise to any assigned power; to multiply, as a quantity, into itself a given number of times. 0