Involved

//ɪnˈvɒlvd// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of involve form-of, participle, past

    "The explanation involved potatoes, squirrels, and race cars."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Complicated.

    "He related an involved story about every ancestor since 1895."

  2. 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. 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."

Adjective
  1. 1
    emotionally involved wordnet
  2. 2
    entangled or hindered as if e.g. in mire wordnet
  3. 3
    connected by participation or association or use wordnet
  4. 4
    enveloped wordnet
  5. 5
    highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
convolutedengagedimplicatedinterestedparticipatinga party to

Example

More examples

"The discrepancy between the stories of the two parties involved in the accident was so great that the authorities had a hard time deciding which side was telling the truth."

Etymology

From involve + -ed.

Related phrases

justice-involvedofficer-involvedofficer-involved shootingself-involved

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