involved

involved
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W3S2 [ınˈvɔlvd US ınˈva:lvd] adj
1.) be/get involved
to take part in an activity or event, or be connected with it in some way
be/get involved in
▪ More than 30 software firms were involved in the project.
▪ I don't want to get involved in some lengthy argument about who is to blame.
▪ I'm afraid your son's been involved in an accident (=he is one of the people in an accident) .
be/get involved with
▪ Landel has been involved with the Hercules project for years.
actively/deeply/heavily involved
(=involved very much)
▪ Mrs. Cummings has been actively involved with the church for years.
2.) work/effort etc involved in doing sth [not before noun]
the amount of work, money, effort etc that is needed in order to make something succeed
▪ Most people don't realize the amount of effort involved in writing a novel.
3.) be involved with sb
a) to be having a romantic relationship with someone, especially a sexual one
▪ The senator denied that he was romantically involved with a member of his staff.
b) to spend time with someone that you have a relationship with
▪ Fathers are encouraged to be more involved with their families.
4.) having so many different parts that it is difficult to understand
▪ The plot was so involved that very few people knew what was going on.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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  • involved — [adj1] complicated Byzantine*, complex, confusing, convoluted, difficult, elaborate, Gordian*, high tech*, intricate, knotty*, labyrinthine, mazy, muddled, ramified, sophisticated, tangled, tortuous, winding; concept 562 Ant. easy, simple,… …   New thesaurus

  • Involved — In*volved , a. (Zo[ o]l.) Same as {Involute}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • involved — I (a party to) adjective absorbed, absorbed with, added as a defendant, added as a party, caught up in, contributing, devoted to, engaged, engrossed in, immersed in, implied, intent, intent on, occupied, sued, taken up with II (complex) adjective …   Law dictionary

  • involved — complicated, 1640s, pp. adjective from INVOLVE (Cf. involve) …   Etymology dictionary

  • involved — intricate, complicated, knotty, *complex Analogous words: confused, muddled (see CONFUSE): perplexing, puzzling, bewildering, mystifying (see PUZZLE): difficult, *hard, arduous Contrasted words: simple, *easy, facile …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • involved — ► ADJECTIVE 1) connected, typically on an emotional or personal level: 2) difficult to comprehend; complicated …   English terms dictionary

  • involved — [invälvd′, invôlvd′] adj. 1. not easily understood; intricate; complicated 2. implicated, affected, or committed 3. having a close emotional, and often sexual, relationship with SYN. COMPLEX …   English World dictionary

  • involved — adjective 1 be involved to take part in an activity or event, or be connected with it in some way (+ in): More than 30 software firms were involved in the project. | deeply/heavily involved (=be involved a lot): At law school Hilary became… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • involved */*/ — UK [ɪnˈvɒlvd] / US [ɪnˈvɑlvd] adjective 1) affected by or included in an activity, event, or situation involved in: They became involved in a lengthy dispute. We were prepared to accept the risks involved in escaping. 2) a) someone who is… …   English dictionary

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