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Meaning of 'involved' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Involved [ a.]
- Same as Involute.
2 . Involved [ imp. & p. p.]
- of Involve

Meaning of 'involved' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . involved [ a]
Meaning (1):
- connected by participation or association or use
Example in sentence:
  • everyone involved in the bribery case has been identified;
  • I don't want to get involved;
  • the involved muscles;
  • the problems involved;
  • we accomplished nothing, simply because of the large number of people involved
2 . involved [ s]
Meaning (2):
- enveloped
Example in sentence:
  • a castle involved in mist;
  • the difficulties in which the question is involved
Meaning (3):
- highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious
Example in sentence:
  • a knotty problem;
  • Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship;
  • convoluted legal language;
  • convoluted reasoning;
  • got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering;
  • Oh, what a tangled web we weave;
  • the Byzantine tax structure;
  • the plot was too involved;
  • tortuous legal procedures;
  • tortuous negotiations lasting for months
Meaning (4):
- entangled or hindered as if e.g. in mire
Example in sentence:
  • brilliant leadership mired in details and confusion;
  • the difficulties in which the question is involved

Nearby Words:

invade invaded invader invading invaginate invaginated invagination invalescence invaletudinary invalid

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