Word

involve, v.
(involved, involves, involving)
freq. cnt. 114

connect closely and often incriminatingly
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 72 freq. cnt.: 56 freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 4

affect involve regard

sample sentences

"This new ruling affects your business"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

involvement

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

regard

semantic pointers

hypernym

concern, refer, pertain, relate, come to, touch, bear on, touch on, have to do with

hyponym

implicate

engage as a participant
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 23 freq. cnt.: 23

involve

sample sentences

"Don't involve me in your family affairs!"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

involution involvement involvement

semantic pointers

hypernym

include, admit, let in

hyponym

sweep, embroil, sweep up, drag, tangle, drag in entangle, mire

have as a necessary feature
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 17

imply involve

sample sentences

"This decision involves many changes"

verb frames

Something ----s something

verb frames

Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

involvement

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

implication

semantic pointers

hypernym

have, feature

hyponym

carry

require as useful, just, or proper
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 342 freq. cnt.: 144 freq. cnt.: 110 freq. cnt.: 22 freq. cnt.: 21 freq. cnt.: 21 freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 12

ask call for demand involve necessitate need postulate require take

sample sentences

"It takes nerve to do what she did"
"success usually requires hard work"
"This job asks a lot of patience and skill"
"This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"
"This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"
"This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"