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

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Etymology

Origin of involvement

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

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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

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involvement involvements

Yet it lacks the usual on-screen disclaimers about who funded it, so I reached out to Ramaswamy’s campaign to ask whether it had any involvement with the video.

From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2026

Since protests began, high school students have also attended protests alongside their university counterparts, with police and authorities regularly condemning the involvement of minors in violence.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

During typical aging, the brain's gradual shift away from relying heavily on the hippocampus and toward greater involvement of the frontal cortex generally unfolds between the fifth and seventh decades of life.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

"We urge the government to clarify quickly the issues raised by this affair over ministerial involvement in the vetting process."

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

We now knew that because Myers had recanted his accusations against Walter before the trial, the State might not be entirely surprised to hear that he was denying McMillian's involvement in the crime.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

Only Lamine Yamal has more goal involvements among teenagers in Europe's top five leagues this season.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

The 74-page filing, obtained by The Wall Street Journal through a document request, offers a look at how the longtime Cantor Fitzgerald head has scaled back his business involvements since joining President Trump’s cabinet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

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

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

It was Manzambi's first full campaign as a starter yet he racked up 13 goal involvements, including stunning long-range efforts against Bayern Munich and Braga in the Bundesliga and Europa League respectively.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 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

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