Involved Definition

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

"Involved" in song lyrics

See how involved is used in real songs:

  • "You'll become motivated, so get involved!"
    2 Live Crew — Word II
  • "If I do something I usually get the block involved"
    504 Boys — Get Back
  • "You don't wanna get outta line whodie, That means the glocks involved"
    504 Boys — Get Back

Usage tips for "involved"

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