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involved.

Complicated.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɪnˈvɒlvd/Received-Pronunciation/ɪnˈvɔlvd/British, Southern, Standard/ɪnˈvoːvd/Multicultural-London-English/ɪnˈvɑlvd/General-American

  1. Complicated.

    He related an involved story about every ancestor since 1895.

  2. Associated with others, be a participant or make someone be a participant (in a crime, process, etc.)

    The people involved in the project for three years.
    He got/was involved in a bar fight.

  3. Having an affair with someone.

Where this word comes from

From involve + -ed.

verb/ɪnˈvɒlvd/Received-Pronunciation/ɪnˈvɔlvd/British, Southern, Standard/ɪnˈvoːvd/Multicultural-London-English/ɪnˈvɑlvd/General-American

  1. simple past and past participle of involve

    form-of · participle · past
    The explanation involved potatoes, squirrels, and race cars.
Where this word comes from

From involve + -ed.

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