HyperDic: involved

English > 5 senses of the word *involved*:
ADJECTIVE	all	involved	connected by participation or association or use
	all	involved, mired	entangled or hindered as if e.g. in mire
	all	involved	emotionally involved
	all	involved, Byzantine, convoluted, knotty, tangled, tortuous	highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious
	all	involved	enveloped

involved > pronunciation
Sounds	ihnvaa'lvd
Rhymes	absolved ... unsolved: 8 rhymes with aalvd...

English > *involved*: 5 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	Connected by participation or association or use.
Examples	"we accomplished nothing, simply because of the large number of people involved" "the problems involved" "the involved muscles" "I don't want to get involved" "everyone involved in the bribery case has been identified"
Narrower	active, participating	taking part in an activity
	caught up	Having become involved involuntarily
	concerned, interested	Involved in or affected by or having a claim to or share in
	embroiled, entangled	Deeply involved especially in something complicated
	engaged	Involved in military hostilities
	implicated, concerned	culpably involved
	neck-deep, up to my neck, up to your neck, up to her neck, up to his neck, up to our necks, up to their necks	Deeply involved
Opposite	uninvolved	not involved
Spanish	implicado

English > *involved*: 5 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	entangled or hindered as if e.g. in mire.
Example	"the difficulties in which the question is involved"
Synonym	mired
Broader	encumbered	Loaded to excess or impeded by a heavy load

English > *involved*: 5 senses > adjective 3
Meaning	emotionally involved.
Broader	attached, committed	associated in an exclusive / exclusive sexual relationship
Spanish	liado
Catalan	embolicat

English > *involved*: 5 senses > adjective 4
Meaning	Highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious.
Example	"the plot was too involved"
Synonyms	Byzantine, convoluted, knotty, tangled, tortuous
Broader	complex	complicated in structure
Spanish	bizantino, intrincado, laberíntico, tortuoso

English > *involved*: 5 senses > adjective 5
Meaning	enveloped.
Examples	"a castle involved in mist" "the difficulties in which the question is involved"
Broader	enclosed	Closed in or surrounded or included within

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