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

The family of the boy, named Mael, has said in a statement that he had "absolutely no involvement, whether directly or indirectly, in any activist or political activity whatsoever".

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

More recently, Cuomo has expanded his involvement in the cryptocurrency industry.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

“Shape of You” singer Sheeran denied playing a part in Macklemore’s departure, but confirmed in a statement that he spoke with Kraft, who was among the stadium owners expressing concern about Macklemore’s further involvement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Almeida contrasted the model to the current leading LLMs, which he said can effectively execute tasks with human involvement but are “unbelievably useless for automation.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Continuing to shoot the film in Reykjavik over the next months, Gudmundsson kept trying to pin down Bobby for further interviews and increase his involvement in the project.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Joao Pedro came into the weekend with the most goal involvements in the Premier League, having scored three and provided three assists in four appearances this season.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 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

Ten of his league goal involvements followed carries, fewer only than Vinicius Jr, despite Jackson playing substantially fewer minutes.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 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

Related Words

• engagement
• relationship
• responsibility