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Involved Definition & Meaning

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

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Frequently asked questions

What does involved mean?
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" entangled or hindered as if e.g. in mire; "the difficulties in which the question is involved"; "brilliant leadership mired in details and confusion" emotionally involved highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious
What part of speech is involved?
Involved is an adjective.
How many definitions does involved have?
Involved has 5 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).

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