involved

adjective

1. 1

   Complicated.

   He related an involved story about every ancestor since 1895.

   Miss Price told him a long, involved story, which made out that Mrs. Otter, a humdrum and respectable little person, had scabrous intrigues.

   E-commerce has turned even the laying of a floor into a fiendishly involved business.

2. 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.

   When the family wrapped up my father's will, no one tried to make me feel involved.

3. 3

   Having an affair with someone.

   She has been happily involved with the same woman for almost three years. During that time, they have grown together, dealt well with their problems and have worked consistently for a loving and trusting relationship.

verb

1. 1

   Also a form of involvesimple past and past participle of involve

   The explanation involved potatoes, squirrels, and race cars.

Forms

comparative

more involved

superlative

most involved