1
a
: having a part in something : included in something
unable to identify those who were involved
She was involved in a lawsuit.
b
: actively participating in something
an involved citizen active in local politics
c
: having a romantic or sexual relationship
warned her not to get romantically involved
2
a
: marked by extreme and often needless or excessive complexity
a long and involved story
b
: difficult to deal with because of complexity or disorder
Her husband had been extravagant; and at his death … had left his affairs dreadfully involved.—
Jane Austen
Jane Austen3
: being affected or implicated
… dealing with … the most severely involved patients—R. J. Thomas
R. J. Thomas
Synonyms
Examples of involved in a Sentence
a long and involved story
The instructions for assembling the toy are very involved.
The process is quite involved.
Those of us who were involved knew exactly what happened.
Students who stay involved get more out of the program.
If you want to make things better, you need to get involved.
They quickly became romantically involved.
No one knew that they were involved.
Recent Examples on the Web
Montana's Supreme Court ruled in a separate case that BNSF and its predecessors were more involved in the mine than simply shipping its product.
—Matthew Brown and Amy Beth Hanson, Quartz, 7 Apr. 2024
Montana’s Supreme Court has ruled in a separate case that BNSF and its predecessors were more involved in the mine than simply shipping its product.
—Matthew Brown, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2024
The family of one of my sous-chefs is very involved in the creation of Japantown in San Francisco, and that’s just amazing to me.
—Jessica Carbone, Saveur, 3 Apr. 2024
Shure has been very involved with our trade group AVIXA and others in promoting women in the industry, but there is more work to do too.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 1 Apr. 2024
The Indigenous were more involved in the trade, and the miners were better equipped and more organized.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
One community advocacy group called Valley Interfaith Project plans to stay involved throughout the planning and rezoning process.
—Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 25 Mar. 2024
The involved staff members were also immediately placed on administrative leave, preventing them from having any direct or indirect contact with students or staff.
—Fox 19 Digital Staff, The Enquirer, 27 Mar. 2024
Since announcing her gender journey, Jenner also became more involved in conservative politics.
—EW.com, 25 Mar. 2024
Matthew Brown and Amy Beth Hanson, Quartz, 7 Apr. 2024
Montana’s Supreme Court has ruled in a separate case that BNSF and its predecessors were more involved in the mine than simply shipping its product.
—Matthew Brown, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2024
The family of one of my sous-chefs is very involved in the creation of Japantown in San Francisco, and that’s just amazing to me.
—Jessica Carbone, Saveur, 3 Apr. 2024
Shure has been very involved with our trade group AVIXA and others in promoting women in the industry, but there is more work to do too.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 1 Apr. 2024
The Indigenous were more involved in the trade, and the miners were better equipped and more organized.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
One community advocacy group called Valley Interfaith Project plans to stay involved throughout the planning and rezoning process.
—Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 25 Mar. 2024
The involved staff members were also immediately placed on administrative leave, preventing them from having any direct or indirect contact with students or staff.
—Fox 19 Digital Staff, The Enquirer, 27 Mar. 2024
Since announcing her gender journey, Jenner also became more involved in conservative politics.
—EW.com, 25 Mar. 2024
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: very complicated
a long and involved story
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