involved

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involved

  • /ɪnˈvɒlvd/ UK
  • /ɪnˈvɔlvd/ British, Southern, Standard
  • /ɪnˈvoːvd/ Multicultural London English
  • /ɪnˈvɑlvd/ US

Where it comes from

From involve + -ed.

adjective more involved · most involved

  1. Complicated. He related an involved story about every ancestor since 1895.
  2. Associated with others, be a participant or make someone be a participant (in a crime, process, etc.) The people involved in the project for three years.
  3. Having an affair with someone. She has been happily involved with the same woman for almost three years. During that time, they have grown together, dealt well with their problems and have worked consistently for a loving and trusting relationship.

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of involve The explanation involved potatoes, squirrels, and race cars.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: complex, intricate, concerned, encumbered, interested, convoluted, tortuous, labyrinthine, entangled, attached, enclosed, active, committed, knotty, engaged, mired

Translations

Every language

adj associated with others, be or be made a participant

Españolinvolucrado
Portuguêsenvolvido
Deutschbeteiligt, betroffen
Italianocoinvolto, associato
Русскийвовлечённый vovlečónnyj, прича́стный pričástnyj
العربيةمُتَوَرِّط mutawarriṭ
עבריתמְעֹרָב m'oráv

adj having an affair with someone

Portuguêsenvolvido
Deutscheine Affäre haben
Italianoimplicato, interessato

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@misc{involved_2026,
  title = {involved},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/involved},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}