involve

involve
v.

1) (D; tr.) to involve in; with (to involve smb. in a project; we were involved with the technical details)

2) (K) that job would involve my traveling a great deal

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[ɪn'vɒlv]
with (to involve smb. in a project; we were involved with the technical details)
(D;tr.) to involve in
(K) that job would involve my traveling a great deal

Combinatory dictionary. 2013.

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  • involve */*/*/ — UK [ɪnˈvɒlv] / US [ɪnˈvɑlv] verb [transitive] Word forms involve : present tense I/you/we/they involve he/she/it involves present participle involving past tense involved past participle involved 1) to include something as a necessary part of an… …   English dictionary

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