# involved

Pronunciation: say "in-VOLVD" US /ɪnˈvɑlvd/, UK /ɪnˈvɒlvd/

## Adjective

1. Taking part in an event, process, or activity, or connected with others through it.
   - Simple: Taking part in something, or connected to it in some way.
   - _Several officers were involved in the investigation from the very start._
   - _He stayed deeply involved in the negotiations until a deal was reached._
3. Complicated, with many connected parts that make something difficult to follow or carry out.
   - Simple: Hard to understand or do because it has many parts.
   - _The argument became so involved that few people in the room could follow it._
   - _Filing the paperwork turned out to be a far more involved process than expected._
4. Romantically or sexually connected with someone, especially in an ongoing relationship.
   - Simple: In a romantic or sexual relationship with someone.
   - _They had been involved for several months before their families found out._
   - _He ended things once he realized she was involved with another man._
5. Devoting a great deal of attention, time or emotion to someone or something, and so deeply engrossed or emotionally invested.
   - Simple: Putting a lot of your time, care or feelings into someone or something.
   - _By the second act, the audience was so involved in the story that no one reached for a phone._
   - _Therapists learn to care about their clients without becoming too emotionally involved._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of involve. — simple past and past participle of involve
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of involve. Use this form for the past, or after 'have' or 'was'.
   - _The merger involved months of careful negotiation._
   - _Several agencies have involved themselves in the relief effort._

## Origin

Formed from the verb "involve" with the suffix "-ed".

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