involvement English · revision 6200

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=1630}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: UK /ɪnˈvɒlv.mənt/, US /ɪnˈvɑːlv.mənt/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed from [[involve]] and the suffix [[-ment]].^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(SOED 2002) Involve is from [[la|involvere|t=to roll into, entangle, envelop]], from [[m|la|in-|t=in]] and [[m|la|volvere|t=to roll]] (see [[volume]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ An enveloping structure, a wrapping or case: 1630 in Barnhart and the OED,^(Barnhart 1988)^(OED 1989) a sense found only in the mid-17th century.^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The action of involving, or the state of being involved or entangled, is from 1706,^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) and an entangled condition or style, a complication, from 1821.^(OED 1989) What is involved or implied in something, a necessary consequence, is from 1879.^(OED 1989) Taking part in an activity or event, and emotional or personal commitment to someone or something, are the main modern uses.^(LDOCE 2009)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1630 – a wrapping, case.^(Barnhart 1988)^(OED 1989)

+ * 1706 – the state of being involved.^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * 1821 – an entanglement.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1879 – an implication.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # The act of taking part in an activity or event; [[participation]].^(LDOCE 2009)^(MWU 2024)

+ # The state of being involved or entangled in something, especially something difficult.^(OED 1989)^(Webster's Third 1961)

+ # Personal or emotional commitment, as in a [[relationship]].^(LDOCE 2009)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[disinvolvement]]

+ * [[noninvolvement]]

+ * [[reinvolvement]]

+ * [[self-involvement]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[involve]]

+ * [[revolve]]

+ * [[volume]]

+ * [[evolve]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}