involvement

American  

[in-volv-muhnt] / ɪnˈvɒlv mənt /

noun

involvements plural

1. an act or instance of being included, or of including someone or something, in an action, process, group, etc..

   He closed with a reminder about the importance of women's involvement in the wider conversations about war and peace-building.

2. an act or instance of taking part in a crime, conflict, or other troublesome situation.

   Several officials from this institution were accused of involvement in acts of corruption, although such charges never came to anything.

3. an act or instance of having one’s interest, emotions, or commitment engaged by someone or something.

   They were observed spending time together in many places, but they denied any romantic involvement.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• noninvolvement
  noun
• preinvolvement
  noun
• reinvolvement
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• involvements
  plural

Etymology

Origin of involvement

involve ( def. ) + -ment ( def. )

Explanation

Involvement is the act of participating in something. Even if you do nothing but drive the getaway car, you will be held to account for your involvement in a crime. Involvement is useful because it is not specific. If, over the course of many years, you play and then coach football, you might refer to the time of your involvement in the sport. If you are engaged in a love affair, you might say, without going into too much detail, that you and your lover are involved and refer to the affair as your involvement.

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

involvement involvements

Under its plan, individual researchers at universities would receive funding directly, minimizing the direct involvement of universities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

Additionally, with youth criminal involvement hitting historic lows, the next generation appears to be one of the least criminally prone in decades, which bodes well for continued reductions in the murder rate.

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026

Afghanistan's Taliban government denies the country's involvement in militancy in Pakistan.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

Eleven civilians and 24 soldiers were found guilty of involvement in the coup attempt and received long prison terms in 2024.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

Bissell and his engineers had taken care to leave no trace of the CIA's involvement in the flight.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

Only two players in history have 10 or more direct goal involvements across two different World Cups - Messi, with 10 in 2022 and 10 again now, and Mbappe, with 10 and then 11.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

Their 127 goal involvements are comfortably more than La Liga's 66 and the Bundesliga's 52.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Last season, he delivered 57 goal involvements - one every 79 minutes.

From BBC ● May 23, 2026

OpenAI board chairman Bret Taylor defended Altman in a court hearing Monday, testifying that Altman had been “forthright” and “proactive and transparent” about his involvements in other companies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026

This delivery is just one in the long line of involvements I didn't mean to have.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse

Related Words

• engagement
• relationship
• responsibility