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Meaning of involve in English

involve
verb [ T not continuous ]
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/ɪnˈvɑːlv/ uk
/ɪnˈvɒlv/
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B1
If an activity, situation, etc. involves something, that thing is a part of the activity, etc.:
Research involving the use of biological warfare agents will be used for defensive purposes.
What does the job involve?
[ + -ing verb ] The operation involves putting a small tube into your heart.
B1
If a situation involves someone or something, he, she, or it is affected by it:
The second accident involved two cars and a truck.
Why get so angry about something that doesn't even involve you?
B1
to include someone in something, or to make them take part in or feel part of it:
involve someone in something/doing something I prefer teaching methods that actively involve students in learning.
It would be difficult not to involve the child's father in the arrangements.
be involved with She's been involved with animal rights for many years.
involve yourself with something He involved himself with a host of community projects.
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(Definition of involve from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

involve | Intermediate English

involve
verb [ T ]
us
/ɪnˈvɑlv, -ˈvɔlv/

involve verb [T] (INCLUDE)

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to include someone or something in an activity:
The accident involved two cars and a truck.
The operation involves inserting a small tube into the heart.

involve verb [T] (MAKE INTERESTED)

to make someone interested in taking part in something:
A good teacher tries to involve children in activities where they interact with each other.
(Definition of involve from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of involve

involve
Which he does as though wildly unreasonable sums of money weren't involved.
From The Atlantic
The reaction traditionally involves a diene and a dienophile.
From Phys.Org
I do know that when prosecutors get involved, things can take sharp, surprising turns.
From New York Daily News
It's unfortunate that people involved are continuing to present him in the worst possible light.
From NBCNews.com
For a process that supposedly involves cutting things out, there seems to be an awful lot to take in.
From The Atlantic
Men are becoming more family involved and women are becoming more work and career involved.
From TIME
There are times when it feels like both my marriage and child-rearing would be more manageable with more adults involved.
From Huffington Post
Modern-day rituals typically involve dancing around a maypole.
From International Business Times
They want to have games that involve tracking your face.
From CNN
Most of the items involved requirements for managing safety, he said.
From Plain Dealer
And when you train somebody like that, it's -everybody get involve.
From NPR
If you don't want to get involved, call 911 and leave.
From New York Post
What we do understand about training ourselves involves a lot of time and effort: therapy, self-help books, yoga, medication.
From Huffington Post
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in Chinese (Traditional)
包括，包含, 涉及, 使參與，牽涉…
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包括，包含, 涉及, 使参与，牵涉…
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implicar, conllevar, involucrar…
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envolver, dizer respeito a…
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एखादी कृती, परिस्थिती इ. त्यात काहीतरी समाविष्ट आहे, ती गोष्ट कृतीचा एक भाग आहे…
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～を含む, （人）を巻き込む, （人）を参加させる…
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gerektirmek, icap ettirmek, etkisi altına almak…
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impliquer, consister à, concerner…
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implicar, comportar, concernir…
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met zich meebrengen, betrekken in…
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ஒரு செயல்பாடு, நிலைமை போன்றவை என்றால். எதையாவது உள்ளடக்கியது, அந்த விஷயம் செயல்பாட்டின் ஒரு பகுதி போன்றவை.…
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(किसी चीज़ का किसी गतिविधि, परिस्थिति, आदि का) हिस्सा होना…
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સામેલ કરવું, સમાવેશ, સાંકળવું…
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involvere, medføre, inddrage…
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medföra, innefatta, innebära…
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memerlukan, melibatkan…
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einschließen, verwickeln…
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omfatte, gå ut på, innebære…
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ملوث ہونا, شامل ہونا, متعلق…
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спричиняти, викликати, втягати…
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ఒక కార్యాచరణ, పరిస్థితి మొదలైనవాటిలో ఏదైనా విషయం పాల్గొంటే, ఆ విషయం ఆ కార్యాచరణ మొదలైనవాటిలో భాగమవు…
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জড়িত করা, একটি পরিস্থিতির সঙ্গে কারও বা কিছুর জড়িত থাকা, যুক্ত করা…
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vyžadovat, (za)plést se (do), mít styk…
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memerlukan, terlibat…
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เกี่ยวข้อง, มีส่วนร่วม, เกี่ยวพัน…
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đòi hỏi, cần phải, dính dáng…
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wymagać, wiązać się z, dotyczyć…
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수반하다, 포함하다, 관련하다…
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implicare, comportare, richiedere…
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