involve

S2 W1

BrE /ɪnˈvɒl.vəʊ/ AmE /ɪnˈvɑːlv/

verb en → es

past involved pp involved ing involving

1 INCLUDE [transitive] B1

to include someone or something as part of a plan, activity, etc.

incluir, implicar, involucrar

  • involve somebody in something

Collocations involve someone in a project · involve children in activities

  • The company plans to involve local people in the development of the new park.

    La empresa planea involucrar a la gente local en el desarrollo del nuevo parque.

2 NECESSARY [transitive] B2

to be necessary for something to happen or exist; to be an essential part of something.

ser necesario, requerir, implicar

  • involve doing something

Collocations involves a lot of work · involving complex calculations

  • The project involves working with several departments.

    El proyecto implica trabajar con varios departamentos.

3 PERSONAL [transitive] C1

to affect someone personally or emotionally; to make someone feel involved in something.

afectar, implicar emocionalmente a alguien

  • involve somebody

Collocations involves personal risk · involving emotional commitment

  • The decision to move abroad involved a lot of personal sacrifice.

    La decisión de mudarse al extranjero implicó muchos sacrificios personales.

7 LEGAL [transitive] C1

to make someone officially responsible for something, especially a crime or legal case.

hacer responsable legalmente de algo

  • involve somebody in something

Collocations involving criminal charges · involvement in a lawsuit

  • The police have not yet decided whether to involve him in the investigation.

    La policía aún no ha decidido si implicarlo en la investigación.

Phrasal verbs

involve somebody up COMPLICATE C1

complicar a alguien, meter a alguien en un problema

  • He got himself involved up in some shady business deals.

    Se metió en algunos negocios turbios.

involve somebody out EXCLUDE C1

excluir a alguien, no implicar a alguien

  • The new policy involves some employees out of the decision-making process.

    La nueva política excluye a algunos empleados del proceso de toma de decisiones.

involve somebody in INCLUDE B2

incluir a alguien en, implicar a alguien en

  • The project involves the community in its planning stages.

    El proyecto involucra a la comunidad en sus etapas de planificación.

involve somebody on COMMUNICATE C1

comunicar a alguien, mantener informado a alguien

  • The manager involves the team on all major decisions.

    El gerente mantiene al equipo informado sobre todas las decisiones importantes.

involve somebody off EXCLUDE C1

excluir a alguien, no implicar a alguien

  • The new policy involves some employees off from the decision-making process.

    La nueva política excluye a algunos empleados del proceso de toma de decisiones.

Idioms

be involved in something B2

estar involucrado en algo

  • He is deeply involved in the local community.

    Está profundamente involucrado en la comunidad local.

get involved with somebody/something B2

meterse con alguien/algo, implicarse con alguien/algo

  • She got involved with the wrong crowd.

    Se metió con la gente equivocada.

not be involved in something B2

no estar involucrado en algo, no participar en algo

  • He is not involved in the company's day-to-day operations.

    No está involucrado en las operaciones diarias de la empresa.