involved

CEFRB1

/ɪnˈvɒlvd/

adjective · verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Taking part in an activity or situation.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Complicated and difficult to understand.

Examples

  • Not only you but also I was involved.

  • Some people tried to stop the fight but I didn't want to get involved.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
3

Also pronounced

  • /ɪnˈvoːvd/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Associated with others, be a participant or make someone be a participant (in a crime, process, etc.)

  2. Having an affair with someone.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. simple past and past participle of involve

More examples

In context

  • You are deeply involved with this.

  • He got/was involved in a bar fight.

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

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The detective was deeply blank in solving the complex case, spending all his time on it.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From involve + -ed.