Involve

  • 11involve — verb (T) 1 to include something as a necessary part or result: What will the job involve? | I didn t realize putting on a play involved so much work. | involve doing sth: Every day each of us makes decisions that involve taking a chance. 2 to… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12involve — in|volve W1S2 [ınˈvɔlv US ınˈva:lv] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: involvere to wrap , from volvere to roll ] 1.) if an activity or situation involves something, that thing is part of it or a result of it ▪ What will the job involve? ▪… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13involve — involvement, n. involver, n. /in volv /, v.t., involved, involving. 1. to include as a necessary circumstance, condition, or consequence; imply; entail: This job involves long hours and hard work. 2. to engage or employ. 3. to affect, as… …

    Universalium

  • 14involve — verb 1 make sth necessary ADVERB ▪ generally, typically, usually ▪ Inventions typically involve minor improvements in technology. ▪ inevitably, necessarily ▪ …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 15involve — v. 1) (D; tr.) to involve in; with (to involve smb. in a project; we were involved with the technical details) 2) (K) that job would involve my traveling a great deal * * * [ɪn vɒlv] with (to involve smb. in a project; we were involved with the… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 16involve — in|volve [ ın valv ] verb transitive *** 1. ) to include something as a necessary part of an activity, event, or situation: The course involves a great deal of hard work. Most research and development projects involve some element of risk.… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 17involve — 01. People like to be [involved] in decisions that affect them. 02. The police have found no proof of his [involvement] in the robbery. 03. Nick s job as a salesman [involves] a lot of travelling around the state. 04. Newspaper reports hint at a… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 18involve — Synonyms and related words: absorb, absorb the attention, adorn, affect, affect the interest, allegorize, allude to, answer to, appertain to, apply to, approve, argue, arrest, assail, associate with, assume, attack, attest, attract, ball up, be… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 19involve — [[t]ɪnvɒ̱lv[/t]] ♦♦ involves, involving, involved 1) VERB If a situation or activity involves something, that thing is a necessary part or consequence of it. [V n/ ing] Running a kitchen involves a great deal of discipline and speed... [V n/ ing] …

    English dictionary

  • 20involve — /ɪnˈvɒlv / (say in volv) verb (t) (involved, involving) 1. to include as a necessary circumstance, condition, or consequence; imply; entail. 2. to affect, as something within the scope of operation. 3. to include, contain, or comprehend within… …