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

Unlike large language models that can help humans write code, CEMs live inside running programs and operate without human involvement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

The agency isn’t seeking consultation as legally defined by CEQA, but “more comprehensive involvement of tribes in planning, construction and stewardship of their ancestral lands.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 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

And in the LLM era, human involvement remains a necessary failsafe—not just as an error-catcher, but to ensure meaning survives.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

“It happened again and again,” Wyatt says of Terryl’s involvement in cases.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

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

He produced six goal involvements last season, three goals and three assists.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Now has three goal involvements at this tournament.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

It's not just Mbappe, Olise and Dembele – who have 20 goal involvements between them.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 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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