INVOLVEMENT | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of involvement in English involvementnoun [ C or U ] uk /ɪnˈvɒlv.mənt/ us /ɪnˈvɑːlv.mənt/ Add to word list Add to word list B2 the act or process of taking part in something: involvement in The team's continued involvement in the competition is uncertain. Being on the committee is one involvement I could do without. a romantic or sexual relationship: She spoke openly about her involvement with the former prime minister.

• We have decreased our involvement in children's books.
• He denied that he had any direct involvement in the deal.
• The decision to escalate UN involvement has been taken in the hopes of a swift end to the hostilities.
• His involvement with the project began when he was on (a) secondment from NASA to the European Space Agency.
• Community involvement is central to our plan.

Taking part and getting involved

• actor
• all in
• along
• attendee
• be (a) party to something idiom
• engage
• hat
• have a dog in the fight idiom
• have a hand in something/doing something
• have a horse in the race idiom
• have skin in the game idiom
• mess
• participation
• participatory
• pitch
• pitch in phrasal verb
• plunge
• plunge in/plunge into something phrasal verb
• punch
• thick

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Marriage, cohabitation & other relationships (Definition of involvement from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

involvement | American Dictionary

involvementnoun [ C/U ] us /ɪnˈvɑlv·mənt, -ˈvɔlv-/ Add to word list Add to word list the state of being included in an activity: [ U ] He was accused of involvement in the robbery. (Definition of involvement from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of involvement?

Translations of involvement

in Chinese (Traditional) 參與, 風流韻事, 性關係… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 参与, 风流韵事, 性关系… See more in Spanish participación, implicación, intervención [feminine… See more in Portuguese envolvimento, envolvimento [masculine]… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian सहभाग, च्यामधे भाग घेण्याची कृती, प्रेमाचे वा लैंगिक नातेसंबंध… See more 関わり合い, 参加, 関与（かんよ）… See more katılım, iştirak, yer alma… See more implication [feminine], engagement [masculine], engagement… See more participació, implicació… See more betrokkenheid… See more எதையாவது பங்கேற்கும் செயல் அல்லது செயல்முறை, ஒரு காதல் அல்லது பாலியல் உறவு… See more भागीदारी, एक रूमानी या यौन संबंध… See more સંડોવણી, ભાગીદારી, રોમેન્ટિક અથવા જાતીય સંબંધ… See more engagement… See more inblandning, trasslig situation… See more penglibatan… See more die Verwicklung… See more innblanding [masculine], engasjement [neuter], engasjement… See more شمولیت, بشمول, لپیٹ… See more втягання, заплутаність… See more దేనిలోనైనా పాల్గొనే చర్య లేదా ప్రక్రియ, శృంగార లేదా లైంగిక సంబంధం… See more জড়িত থাকা / অংশগ্রহণ, একটি রোমান্টিক বা যৌন সম্পর্ক… See more zapletení… See more keterlibatan… See more การเกี่ยวข้อง… See more sự bao gồm… See more zaangażowanie, udział… See more 관련… See more coinvolgimento, partecipazione… See more Need a translator?

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