involved

/in-ˈvälvd/

from past participle of involve

adjective

  1. having a part in something : included in something

  2. actively participating in something

  3. having a romantic or sexual relationship

unable to identify those who were involved

an involved citizen active in local politics

complex complicated intricate involved knotty mean having confusingly interrelated parts. complex suggests the unavoidable result of a necessary combining and does not imply a fault or failure. complicated applies to what offers great difficulty in understanding, solving, or explaining.

verb

  1. to engage as a participant

  2. to oblige to take part

  3. to occupy (someone, such as oneself) absorbingly; especially : to commit (someone) emotionally

workers involved in building a house

right of Congress to involve the nation in war

include comprehend embrace involve mean to contain within as part of the whole. include suggests the containment of something as a constituent, component, or subordinate part of a larger whole. comprehend implies that something comes within the scope of a statement or definition.

adjective

  1. self-absorbed