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verb

involve

CEFR B1

to include something as a necessary part, or to draw someone into taking part

In a sentence

Six example sentences with involve, each labelled with its topic.

  • Launching the app will involve three months of rewriting the payment code before a single customer can sign up.

    Startups

  • The migration will involve every engineer on the team, since each service must be moved to the new database by hand.

    Technology

  • The director wanted to involve the whole village in the harvest scene, so two hundred residents were cast as extras.

    Movies

  • Making the pastry properly involves three rounds of folding and chilling, so the dough takes most of an afternoon.

    Cooking

  • The coach wanted to involve the bench in the offense, so the new plays run through the reserve forwards as well.

    Basketball

  • Buying the flat will involve a survey, a solicitor, and a mortgage valuation before anyone signs a contract.

    Finance

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