involve: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 13 letter points · starts with I · ends with E
Meaning of involve
verb
- transitive
To have (something) as a component or a related part; to comprise, to include.
Example: My job involves forecasting economic trends.
- specifically, transitive
To have (something) as a component or a related part; to comprise, to include. To include (something) as a logical or natural, or necessary component, or consequence or effect of something else; to entail, to imply.
- transitive
To cause or engage (someone or something) to become connected or implicated, or to participate, in some activity or situation.
Example: By involving herself in her local community, Mary met lots of people and also helped make it a nicer place to live.
- also, reflexive, specifically, transitive
To cause or engage (someone or something) to become connected or implicated, or to participate, in some activity or situation. Chiefly followed by with: to engage (someone or oneself) in an emotional or sexual relationship.
Listed forms: involves, involving, involved, glossary, involvest.
Source: Wiktionary — involve.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for involve.
verb
connect closely and often incriminatingly
verb
have as a necessary feature
verb
require as useful, just, or proper
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is involve in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of involve
I(1) + N(1) + V(4) + O(1) + L(1) + V(4) + E(1) = 13 points.
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Anagrams of involve
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from involve
51 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in involve. Showing up to 24, longest first.