involvement
/ˌɪnˈvɒlvmənt/in-VAHLV-muhnt
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt/in-VAHLV-muhnt
Meaningthe act of involving
Common meaning: the fact of taking part in something
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- inin, into; (before adjectives) not
- volvto roll, turn aboutLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 2013 · scan
- mentnoun ending: act or result
‘in, into’ + ‘to roll, turn about’ → involvement
Journey through time
- Latinvolvō, volvī, volūtum‘to roll, turn about’
- Frenchinvolver
- Englishinvolve‘to include as a necessary part’
- Englishformed in English from involveinvolvement‘the fact of taking part in something’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from involve + -ment.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), INVOLVE, p.301 · scan
Roots
- volvō, volvī, volūtum Latin “to roll, turn about”
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