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involve

/ɪnˈvɑlv/verb2 syllables

Involve means: require as useful, just, or proper.

Synonyms for involve24

verb, as in require as useful, just, or proper

necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, call for, demand, claim, exact

verb, as in connect closely and often incriminatingly

verb, as in have as a necessary feature

also used for involve

comprehend, include, blend, ensnarl, implicate, merge, admix, amalgamate, bemingle, combine, commingle

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What does involve mean?7

verb

1

require as useful, just, or proper“It takes nerve to do what she did”

2

connect closely and often incriminatingly“This new ruling affects your business”

3

have as a necessary feature“This decision involves many changes”

4

engage as a participant“Don't involve me in your family affairs!”

5

contain as a part“Dinner at Joe's always involves at least six courses”

6

occupy or engage the interest of“His story completely involved me during the entire afternoon”

7

make complex or intricate or complicated“The situation was rather involved”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with involve?5

one syllable

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Involve in a sentence

  • Fortunately, the organizational changes did not involve any layoffs.AlanF_US
  • Role play can involve scenarios like teacher-student, doctor-patient, or owner-pet.Ahha
  • Impact play involves techniques like spanking, flogging, and caning.Ahha
  • Additive synthesis involves manually controlling harmonics, and uses only sine waves.papabear
  • Launching a business or product typically involves a lot of planning, preparation and research.megamanenm
  • It’s a class action involving thousands of plaintiffs, and it’s complicated.MrShoval
  • After a border incident involving gluten trafficking, the dictator ordered a full scale invasion.Eccles17
  • There's no explanation for the evolution of altruism that doesn't involve kinship.nipbud

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Forms of involve

as a verb

past tense
involved
present participle
involving
third-person singular
involves
past participle
involved