involving

Definition of involving in English English dictionary: Present participle of to involve
involve: To engage thoroughly; to occupy, employ, or absorb
involve: To complicate or make intricate, as in grammatical structure
involve: To connect with something as a natural or logical consequence or effect; to include necessarily; to imply
involve: To raise to any assigned power; to multiply, as a quantity, into itself a given number of times; as, a quantity involved to the third or fourth power
involve: to draw into entanglement, literally or figuratively
involve: {f} include; cause to be concerned with, entangle; engage, engross; complicate; incriminate, cause to be connected with
involve: require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulates a patient's consent"
involve: To roll or fold up; to wind round; to entwine
involve: To envelop, infold, entangle, or embarrass; as, to involve a person in debt or misery
involve: If you involve someone else in something, you get them to take part in it. Noel and I do everything together, he involves me in everything
involve: contain as a part; "Dinner at Joe's always involves at least six courses"
involve: engage as a participant; "Don't involve me in your family affairs!"
involve: To envelop completely; to surround; to cover; to hide; to involve in darkness or obscurity
involve: Status: involved
involve: To take in; to gather in; to mingle confusedly; to blend or merge
involve: connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling affects your business"
involve: make complex or intricate or complicated; "The situation was rather involved"
involve: If you say that someone involves themselves in something, you mean that they take part in it, often in a way that is unnecessary or unwanted. I seem to have involved myself in something I don't understand
involve: have as a necessary feature or consequence; entail; "This decision involves many changes"
involve: engage as a participant; "Don't involve me in your family affairs!
involve: If a situation or activity involves something, that thing is a necessary part or consequence of it. Running a kitchen involves a great deal of discipline and speed Nicky's job as a public relations director involves spending quite a lot of time with other people. = entail
involve: make complex or intricate or complicated; "The situation was rather involved" occupy or engage the interest of; "His story completely involved me during the entire afternoon" wrap; "The tower was involved in mist" contain as a part; "Dinner at Joe's always involves at least six courses" connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling affects your business" engage as a participant; "Don't involve me in your family affairs!
involve: wrap; "The tower was involved in mist"
involve: If one thing involves you in another thing, especially something unpleasant or inconvenient, the first thing causes you to do or deal with the second. A late booking may involve you in extra cost
involve: If a situation or activity involves someone, they are taking part in it. If there was a cover-up, it involved people at the very highest levels of government
involve: occupy or engage the interest of; "His story completely involved me during the entire afternoon"