involved

comparative more involved · superlative most involved

1. Complicated.

   He related an involved story about every ancestor since 1895.

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   Miss Price told him a long, involved story, which made out that Mrs. Otter, a humdrum and respectable little person, had scabrous intrigues.

   1915, W[illiam] Somerset Maugham, chapter XLIII, in Of Human Bondage, New York, N.Y.: George H[enry] Doran Company, →OCLC

   E-commerce has turned even the laying of a floor into a fiendishly involved business.

   2019 November 21, Samanth Subramanian, “How our home delivery habit reshaped the world”, in The Guardian

2. Associated with others, be a participant or make someone be a participant (in a crime, process, etc.)

   He got/was involved in a bar fight.

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   The people involved in the project for three years.

   When the family wrapped up my father's will, no one tried to make me feel involved.

3. Having an affair with someone.

   She has been happily involved with the same woman for almost three years. During that time, they have grown together, dealt well with their problems and have worked consistently for a loving and trusting relationship.

   1980 December 6, Cindy Rizzo, “Jewish, Lesbian, Feminist, Psychologist, Author—All of the above and more”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 20, page 8

1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of involve

   The explanation involved potatoes, squirrels, and race cars.