involve
US /ˌɪnˈvɑlv/
Definition
to include as a necessary part or result; to engage someone's participation
Tested in job descriptions detailing required duties and cross-functional teams.
Examples
The job involves frequent travel and regular meetings with clients.
Word Family
Synonyms
- entailto involve something as a necessary or inevitable part or consequence
- concernto relate to, affect, or involve someone or something
- requireto need for a particular purpose; to demand by rule
Collocations
- Easy involve everyoneto include or engage all participants
- Medium project involves multiple teamsa project requiring collaboration across several departments
- Hard involve intricate legal restructuringto entail complex statutory and corporate reorganization
- Very Hard inextricably involve state in debtsto tie government liabilities unavoidably to private obligations
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