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involved

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in·volved  (n-vlvd)
adj.
1. Complicated; intricate: the involved procedure of getting a license. See Synonyms at complex.
2. Curled inward; coiled or involute.
3. Confused; tangled.
4. Connected by participation or association: involved in a conspiracy.
5.
a. Emotionally committed: He joined their organization but never really got involved.
b. Having a sexual relationship: They see a lot of each other but aren't involved.

in·volved·ly (-vlvd-l) adv.

involved
Adjective
1. complicated
2. involved in concerned in
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.involved - connected by participation or association or use; "we accomplished nothing, simply because of the large number of people involved"; "the problems involved"; "the involved muscles"; "I don't want to get involved"; "everyone involved in the bribery case has been identified"
uninvolved - not involved; "being uninvolved he remained objective"
2.involved - entangled or hindered as if e.g. in mire; "the difficulties in which the question is involved"; "brilliant leadership mired in details and confusion"
encumbered - loaded to excess or impeded by a heavy load; "a summer resort...encumbered with great clapboard-and-stucco hotels"- A.J.Liebling; "a hiker encumbered with a heavy backpack"; "an encumbered estate"
3.involved - emotionally involved
committed, attached - associated in an exclusive sexual relationship
4.involved - highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious; "the Byzantine tax structure"; "Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship"; "convoluted legal language"; "convoluted reasoning"; "the plot was too involved"; "a knotty problem"; "got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering"; "Oh, what a tangled web we weave"- Sir Walter Scott; "tortuous legal procedures"; "tortuous negotiations lasting for months"
complex - complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts; "a complex set of variations based on a simple folk melody"; "a complex mass of diverse laws and customs"
5.involved - enveloped; "a castle involved in mist"; "the difficulties in which the question is involved"
enclosed - closed in or surrounded or included within; "an enclosed porch"; "an enclosed yard"; "the enclosed check is to cover shipping and handling"

involved
Translations
involved [ɪnˈvɔlvd] adjcomplicado;
to be/become involved in sth → estar involucrado/involucrarse en algo
involved [ɪnˈvɔlvd] involve adj (= complicated) → complexe;
to be involved in (= take part) → participer à (= be engrossed); être plongé(e) dans;
to feel involved → se sentir concerné(e);
to become involved (in love etc) → s'engager
involved [ɪnˈvɔlvd] involve adjkompliziert;
the work/problems involved → die damit verbundene Arbeit/verbundenen Schwierigkeiten;
to be involved in involve → beteiligt sein an +dat;
(be engrossed) → engagiert sein in +dat;
to become involved with sb involve → Umgang mit jdm haben;
(emotionally) → mit jdm eine Beziehung anfangen
involved [ɪnˈvɔlvd] adjinvoluto/a, complesso/a;
to feel involved → sentirsi coinvolto/a;
to become involved with sb (socially) → legarsi a qn;
(emotionally) → legarsi sentimentalmente a qn


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