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

Recruiters and other HR types say aggressive parental involvement signals a lack of independence and raises fears that mom and dad will be checking in regularly if their kid gets hired.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

It seems unlikely that Marvel would keep Spider-Man’s involvement in “Doomsday” a secret for so long only to spill the beans without fanfare in a brief post-credits stinger, though.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

The logical conclusion to the involvement of private investment in Fifa competitions is that, eventually, they will be expanded, both in terms of size and frequency.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

Chad's decision to leave the ICC after 20 years comes amid allegations by national and international organisations of Ndjamena's suspected involvement in the war in neighbouring Sudan between the army and paramilitaries.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

The principal said, “Tell me, Mr. Larson, what exactly is your involvement with this newspaper?”

From "The Landry News" by Andrew Clements

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

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

In fact, he has seven goal involvements in his past six games - with five goals complemented by two assists - as many as in his previous 24.

From BBC ● May 9, 2026

Activist involvements are rarer, accounting for only about 10% of CEO changes.

From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 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