involved

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ɪnˈvɑlvd/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ɪnˈvɒlvd/

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• Hyphenation: in‧volved

Verb

Plain form involve

Third-person singular involves

Past tense involved

Past participle involved

Present participle involving

1. The past tense and past participle of involve.

   The processes involved in word recognition are rather different for spoken and printed words.

Adjective

Positive involved

Comparative more involved

Superlative most involved

1. If X is involved (in Y), X does Y or is connected to Y

   My teacher's very involved in politics.

2. If something is involved, it is complicated.

   I can't explain it. It's all rather involved.

Synonyms

• connected
• complicated

Antonyms

• simple

Related words

• involve
• involvement