involvement
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in·volve
(ĭn-vŏlv′)tr.v. in·volved, in·volv·ing, in·volves
1.
a. To have as a necessary feature or consequence; entail: was told that the job would involve travel.
b. To relate to or affect: The matter is serious because it involves your reputation.
c. To cause to burn; spread to: The blaze involved the house next door.
2.
a. To engage as a participant; embroil: The bystanders got involved in a dispute with the police.
b. To show to be a participant; connect or implicate: evidence that involved the governor in the scandal.
c. To engage (oneself) in a love affair: was involved with a colleague at work.
3. To occupy or engage the interest of: a story that completely involved me for the rest of the evening.
4. To wrap; envelop: a castle that was involved in mist.
5. Archaic To wind or coil about.
[Middle English involven, from Latin involvere, to enwrap : in-, in; see in-2 + volvere, to roll, turn; see wel- in Indo-European roots.]
in·volve′ment n.
in·volv′er n.
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Involvement
finger in the pie See MEDDLESOMENESS.
in the swim Actively involved in current affairs or social activities, in the middle or thick of things; abreast of the current popular trends in fashion, business, society, politics; in the know; also the opposite, out of the swim.
The second category of companies is usually so managed that the originators do pretty well out of it whether those of the shareholders who are not “in the swim” gain a profit or lose their capital. (The Graphic, November, 1884)
In angling a swim is that part of a river much frequented by fish, and consequently that in which an angler fishes. Figurative use of this expression dates from the 19th century.
a piece of the action Active, and usually remunerative, involvement in any undertaking; a share in the profits, a piece of the pie; personal and immediate participation in any activity. Webster’s 6,000 cites Charlie Frick:
Guys … rubbing their hands slowly together with dollar signs in their eyes.… Managers and agents and producers and all the others that had a piece of the action.
a piece of the pie See ALLOCATION.
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| Noun | 1. |  involvement - the act of sharing in the activities of a group; "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities"group action - action taken by a group of people commitment - an engagement by contract involving financial obligation; "his business commitments took him to London" intervention, intercession - the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.); "it occurs without human intervention" group participation - participation by all members of a group |
| 2. | involvement - a connection of inclusion or containment; "he escaped involvement in the accident"; "there was additional involvement of the liver and spleen" connection, connexion, connectedness - a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it); "there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare" implication - a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement); "he was suspected of implication in several robberies" comprehension, inclusion - the relation of comprising something; "he admired the inclusion of so many ideas in such a short work" | |
| 3. |  involvement - a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something; "an interest in music"enthusiasm - a lively interest; "enthusiasm for his program is growing" concern - something that interests you because it is important or affects you; "the safety of the ship is the captain's concern" | |
| 4. |  involvement - a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationshipsexual relationship - a relationship involving sexual intimacy | |
| 5. | involvement - the condition of sharing in common with others (as fellows or partners etc.) |
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involvement
noun
1. collaboration, implication, participation, hand, association, partnership, cooperation, inclusion, liaison, collusion, complicity, entanglement, connivance, incrimination, inculpation You have no proof of my involvement in anything.
2. connection, interest, relationship, concern, association, commitment, friendship, attachment He has always felt a deep involvement with animals.
3. intimacy, attachment, closeness, familiarity, fraternization They were good friends but there was no romantic involvement.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
involvement
noun1. The act or fact of participating:
2. The condition of being entangled or implicated:
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Translations
إشْتِراك، تَوَرُّط
zapletení
engagement
belekeverés
aîild
zapojenie sa
vpletenost
involvement
[ɪnˈvɒlvmənt] N1. (= implication, association) we don't know the extent of his involvement → no sabemos hasta qué punto está implicado
a demonstration against US involvement in Vietnam → una manifestación contra la intervención estadounidense en Vietnam
student involvement in campus affairs → la participación de los estudiantes en los asuntos universitarios
I knew of his past involvement with drugs → sabía que en el pasado había estado metido en drogas
a demonstration against US involvement in Vietnam → una manifestación contra la intervención estadounidense en Vietnam
student involvement in campus affairs → la participación de los estudiantes en los asuntos universitarios
I knew of his past involvement with drugs → sabía que en el pasado había estado metido en drogas
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
involvement
[ɪnˈvɒlvmənt] n (= personal role) → implication f
involvement in → implication dans
parental involvement in education → l'implication des parents dans l'éducation
greater parental involvement in education → une plus forte implication des parents dans l'éducation
involvement with → implication avec
She disliked his involvement with the group → Elle désapprouvait son implication avec le groupe.
involvement in → implication dans
parental involvement in education → l'implication des parents dans l'éducation
greater parental involvement in education → une plus forte implication des parents dans l'éducation
involvement with → implication avec
She disliked his involvement with the group → Elle désapprouvait son implication avec le groupe.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
involvement
n (= being concerned with) → Beteiligung f (→ in an +dat); (in quarrel, crime etc) → Verwicklung f (→ in in +acc); (= commitment) → Engagement nt; (sexually) → Verhältnis nt; (= complexity) → Kompliziertheit f, → Verworrenheit f (pej); his involvement with shady characters → sein Umgang m → mit zwielichtigen Gestalten; she denied any involvement in or with drugs → sie leugnete, dass sie etwas mit Drogen zu tun hatte; the extent of his involvement with her → das Maß, in dem er sich bei ihr engagiert hat; we don’t know the extent of his involvement in the plot/plan → wir wissen nicht, wie weit er an dem Komplott/Plan beteiligt ist; there is no involvement of the reader in the novel → der Leser fühlt sich von dem Roman nicht angesprochen; a romantic involvement (with somebody) → eine Liebesbeziehung (zu jdm)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
involvement
[ɪnˈvɒlvmənt] na. (being involved) → impegno, partecipazione f, coinvolgimento; (emotional) → legame m, relazione f
we don't know the extent of his involvement → non sappiamo fino a che punto sia coinvolto
financial involvements → impegni mpl finanziari
we don't know the extent of his involvement → non sappiamo fino a che punto sia coinvolto
financial involvements → impegni mpl finanziari
b. (complexity) → complessità
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
involve
(inˈvolv) verb1. to require; to bring as a result. His job involves a lot of travelling.
2. (often with in or with) to cause to take part in or to be mixed up in. He has always been involved in/with the theatre; Don't ask my advice – I don't want to be/get involved.
inˈvolved adjective complicated. My time-table for Friday is becoming very involved.
inˈvolvement nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
involvement
n participación f; (path) compromiso; involvement in the community..participación en la comunidad; lymph node — compromiso de los ganglios linfáticosEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.