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

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involvement involvements

While her sudden death at the age of 36 is nothing but tragic, I question the DEA’s involvement as a good use of federal resources.

From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026

His lawyer Michael Sanft has argued that what his client had previously said of his involvement cannot be believed.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Reviewing the history of children’s involvement in endeavors ranging from farm chores to perilous apprenticeships on fishing smacks, Mses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

As of May, more than 74 North American professional teams had some level of private-equity involvement, according to the CFA Institute, an organization providing finance education to investment professionals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Our involvement is not that of an adversary in a straightforward game, but more like blundering into someone else’s accident.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

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

Vinicius is the Brazil player with the most goal involvements in this World Cup cycle, but his numbers are still modest – seven goals and six assists in 28 matches.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026

He had 13 goal involvements in his first half-season; 18 in 49 in his second; 14 in 36 in his third; 45 in 54 in his fourth, and 28 this season.

From BBC ● May 23, 2026

That's 376 goal involvements in 35,326 minutes of football.

From BBC ● May 23, 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