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in·volve  (n-vlv)

tr.v. in·volved, in·volv·ing, in·volves

1. To contain as a part; include.

2. To have as a necessary feature or consequence; entail: was told that the job would involve travel. See Synonyms at include.

3. To engage as a participant; embroil: involved the bystanders in his dispute with the police.

4.

a. To connect closely and often incriminatingly; implicate: evidence that involved the governor in the scandal.

b. To influence or affect: The matter is serious because it involves your reputation.

5. To occupy or engage the interest of: a story that completely involved me for the rest of the evening.

6. To make complex or intricate; complicate.

7. To wrap; envelop: a castle that was involved in mist.

8. Archaic To wind or coil about.

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[Middle English involven, from Latin involvere, to enwrap : in-, in; see in-² + volvere, to roll, turn; see wel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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in·volvement n.

in·volver n.

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Involvement 

finger in the pie See MEDDLESOMENESS.

in the swim Actively involved in current affairs or social activities, in the middle or thick of things; abreast of the current popular trends in fashion, business, society, politics; in the know; also the opposite, out of the swim.

The second category of companies is usually so managed that the originators do pretty well out of it whether those of the shareholders who are not “in the swim” gain a profit or lose their capital. (The Graphic, November, 1884)

In angling a swim is that part of a river much frequented by fish, and consequently that in which an angler fishes. Figurative use of this expression dates from the 19th century.

a piece of the action Active, and usually remunerative, involvement in any undertaking; a share in the profits, a piece of the pie; personal and immediate participation in any activity. Webster’s 6,000 cites Charlie Frick:

Guys … rubbing their hands slowly together with dollar signs in their eyes.… Managers and agents and producers and all the others that had a piece of the action.

a piece of the pie See ALLOCATION.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	involvement - the act of sharing in the activities of a group; "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities" participation, involution, engagement group action - action taken by a group of people commitment - an engagement by contract involving financial obligation; "his business commitments took him to London" intervention, intercession - the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.); "it occurs without human intervention" group participation - participation by all members of a group non-engagement, non-involvement, nonparticipation - withdrawing from the activities of a group
	2.	involvement - a connection of inclusion or containment; "he escaped involvement in the accident"; "there was additional involvement of the liver and spleen" connection, connexion, connectedness - a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it); "there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare" implication - a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement); "he was suspected of implication in several robberies" comprehension, inclusion - the relation of comprising something; "he admired the inclusion of so many ideas in such a short work"
	3.	involvement - a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something; "an interest in music" interest enthusiasm - a lively interest; "enthusiasm for his program is growing" concern - something that interests you because it is important or affects you; "the safety of the ship is the captain's concern" curiosity, wonder - a state in which you want to learn more about something
	4.	involvement - a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship affaire, amour, liaison, affair, intimacy sexual relationship - a relationship involving sexual intimacy
	5.	involvement - the condition of sharing in common with others (as fellows or partners etc.) participation condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"

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involvement

noun

1. collaboration, implication, participation, hand, association, partnership, cooperation, inclusion, liaison, collusion, complicity, entanglement, connivance, incrimination, inculpation You have no proof of my involvement in anything.

2. connection, interest, relationship, concern, association, commitment, friendship, attachment He has always felt a deep involvement with animals.

3. intimacy, attachment, closeness, familiarity, fraternization They were good friends but there was no romantic involvement.

Translations

involvement [ɪnˈvɒlvmənt] N

1. (= implication, association) we don't know the extent of his involvement → no sabemos hasta qué punto está implicado
a demonstration against US involvement in Vietnam → una manifestación contra la intervención estadounidense en Vietnam
student involvement in campus affairs → la participación de los estudiantes en los asuntos universitarios
I knew of his past involvement with drugs → sabía que en el pasado había estado metido en drogas

2. (= relationship) → relación f
she didn't know about my involvement with Corinne → no sabía de mi relación con Corinne

involvement [ɪnˈvɒlvmənt] n

(= personal role) → implication f
involvement in → implication dans
parental involvement in education → l'implication des parents dans l'éducation
greater parental involvement in education → une plus forte implication des parents dans l'éducation
involvement with → implication avec
She disliked his involvement with the group → Elle désapprouvait son implication avec le groupe.

(emotional) → désir m de s'impliquer
Ben has always felt a deep involvement with animals → Ben a toujours ressenti un profond désir de s'impliquer avec les animaux. romantic involvement

[resources, funds] → mise f en jeu

involvement

n (= being concerned with) → Beteiligung f (→ in an +dat); (in quarrel, crime etc) → Verwicklung f (→ in in +acc); (= commitment) → Engagement nt; (sexually) → Verhältnis nt; (= complexity) → Kompliziertheit f, → Verworrenheit f (pej); his involvement with shady characters → sein Umgang m → mit zwielichtigen Gestalten; she denied any involvement in or with drugs → sie leugnete, dass sie etwas mit Drogen zu tun hatte; the extent of his involvement with her → das Maß, in dem er sich bei ihr engagiert hat; we don’t know the extent of his involvement in the plot/plan → wir wissen nicht, wie weit er an dem Komplott/Plan beteiligt ist; there is no involvement of the reader in the novel → der Leser fühlt sich von dem Roman nicht angesprochen; a romantic involvement (with somebody) → eine Liebesbeziehung (zu jdm)

involvement [ɪnˈvɒlvmənt] n

a. (being involved) → impegno, partecipazione f, coinvolgimento; (emotional) → legame m, relazione f
we don't know the extent of his involvement → non sappiamo fino a che punto sia coinvolto
financial involvements → impegni mpl finanziari

b. (complexity) → complessità