♦ (to) involve

♦ (to) involve
♦ (to) involve /ɪnˈvɒlv/
v. t.
1 coinvolgere; implicare; immischiare: The accident involved two trains, l'incidente coinvolse due treni
2 complicare; rendere intricato (o confuso, oscuro)
3 comportare, richiedere (come conseguenza); implicare: Business expansion involves an enormous expenditure, l'allargamento del giro d'affari richiede spese enormi
4 comprendere; contare: The procession involved thousands of people, il corteo contava migliaia di persone
5 coinvolgere emotivamente; appassionare; prendere (fig.): His latest novel involves the reader deeply, il suo ultimo romanzo ha una grande presa sul lettore
6 (sport) chiamare in causa (il portiere, ecc.)
to involve oneself, compromettersi; (anche polit.) impegnarsi: He didn't want to involve himself with that woman, non voleva impegnarsi con quella donna; I was reluctant to involve myself in an argument with her, ero riluttante a impegnarmi in una discussione con lei.
NOTA D'USO: -to involve to do o to involve doing?-

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