Involved - English meaning

verb

Suppose to be the case, without proof.

Usage examples:

Topics which assume detailed knowledge of local events

adjective

Confusing or perplexing.

Usage examples:

There is a bewildering array of holidays to choose from

verb

Cause (someone) to become perplexed and confused.

Usage examples:

She was bewildered by his sudden change of mood

adjective

Relating to byzantium (now istanbul), the byzantine empire, or the eastern orthodox church.

Usage examples:

With the exception of the maronites and byzantine italians, each eastern church has its mirror imag…

noun

A citizen of byzantium or the byzantine empire.

Usage examples:

To the italians, the greek-speaking byzantines were greeks, like the greek inhabitants of southern …

adjective

Of or having to do with the ancient city of byzantium or the eastern roman empire

adjective

Consisting of many different and connected parts.

Usage examples:

A complex network of water channels

noun

A group or system of different things that are linked in a close or complicated way; a network.

Usage examples:

A complex of mountain roads

verb

Make (an atom or compound) form a complex with another.

Usage examples:

The dna was complexed with the nuclear extract

adjective

Consisting of many interconnecting parts or elements; intricate.

Usage examples:

A complicated stereo system

verb

Make (something) more complicated.

Usage examples:

Increased choice will complicate matters for the consumer

adjective

Having many parts that are organized in a way that may be difficult to understand

Usage examples:

A complicated machine/process, he gave me directions, but they were so complicated i got lost.

verb

Relate to; be about.

Usage examples:

The story concerns a friend of mine

noun

Anxiety; worry.

Usage examples:

Carole gazed at her with concern

verb

To trouble someone with feelings of anxiety; worry

Usage examples:

The loss didn’t bother him, but his team’s confidence concerns him., this is an issue that should c…

adjective

(of a person) unable to think clearly; bewildered.

Usage examples:

She was utterly confused about what had happened

verb

Make (someone) bewildered or perplexed.

Usage examples:

Past and present blurred together, confusing her still further

adjective

Unable to think clearly or to understand something

Usage examples:

Grandpa gets pretty confused sometimes, and doesn't even know what day it is., i'm a bit confused. …

adjective

Bewildering or perplexing.

Usage examples:

Up on the sidewalks, new york was a confusing bedlam of sights and sounds

verb

Make (someone) bewildered or perplexed.

Usage examples:

Past and present blurred together, confusing her still further

adjective

Something that is confusing makes you feel confused because it is difficult to understand

Usage examples:

We have two people called paul james working here, so it's a bit confusing!, the instructions are r…

adjective

(especially of an argument, story, or sentence) extremely complex and difficult to follow.

Usage examples:

The film is let down by a convoluted plot in which nothing really happens

verb

Make (an argument, story, etc.) complex and difficult to follow.

adjective

(esp. of expression in speech or writing) having a complicated structure and therefore difficult to understand

Usage examples:

A convoluted story/speech/plot

noun

An insistent and peremptory request, made as of right.

Usage examples:

A series of demands for far-reaching reforms

verb

Ask authoritatively or brusquely.

Usage examples:

‘where is she?’ he demanded

verb

To ask for forcefully, in a way that shows that refusal is not expected and will not be accepted

Usage examples:

[ t ] the library demanded $5 for each book returned late., [ + to infinitive ] i demand to see the…

adjective

Needing much effort or skill to accomplish, deal with, or understand.

Usage examples:

She had a difficult decision to make

adjective

Not easy or simple; hard to do or to understand

Usage examples:

It’s a difficult choice, but i’ve got to decide which job is better., he’s in a difficult situation…

adjective

Involving many carefully arranged parts or details; detailed and complicated in design and planning.

Usage examples:

Elaborate security precautions

verb

Develop or present (a theory, policy, or system) in further detail.

Usage examples:

The theory was proposed by cope and elaborated by osborn

adjective

Containing a lot of connected parts or many complicated details

Usage examples:

An elaborate ceremony, an elaborate fireworks display, they had created elaborate computer programs…

verb

Involve (something) as a necessary or inevitable part or consequence.

Usage examples:

A situation which entails considerable risks

noun

A limitation of the inheritance of property to certain heirs over a number of generations.

Usage examples:

The damage being done in england by entails

verb

To involve or make something necessary

Usage examples:

Any investment entails risk.

verb

Cause to become twisted together with or caught in.

Usage examples:

Fish attempt to swim through the mesh and become entangled

verb

To trap something within something else from which it is difficult to escape

Usage examples:

A seal became entangled in the fishing net., fig. the movie explores the entangled (= mixed togethe…

adjective

Impossible to pass through or enter.

Usage examples:

A dark, impenetrable forest

adjective

Impossible to enter or go through

Usage examples:

An impenetrable jungle, too many scholarly books are written in an impenetrable jargon.

verb

Indicate the truth or existence of (something) by suggestion rather than explicit reference.

Usage examples:

Salesmen who use jargon to imply superior knowledge

verb

To suggest something without saying it directly, or to involve something as a necessary part or condition

Usage examples:

[ + (that) clause ] he implied (that) the error was mine., democracy implies free elections.

adjective

Very complicated or detailed.

Usage examples:

An intricate network of canals

adjective

Having a lot of small parts or pieces arranged in a complicated way, and therefore sometimes difficult to understand in detail

Usage examples:

The novel’s intricate plot will not be easy to translate into a movie., the antique silver teapot i…

verb

Mix up in a confused or untidy way.

Usage examples:

A drawer full of letters jumbled together

noun

An untidy collection or pile of things.

Usage examples:

The books were in a chaotic jumble

verb

Past simple and past participle of jumble

Usage examples:

Her clothes were all jumbled up/together in the suitcase.

adjective

Full of knots.

Usage examples:

Panelling in knotty pine

adjective

(of a network) like a labyrinth; irregular and twisting.

Usage examples:

Labyrinthine streets and alleys

adjective

Used to describe something that has a lot of parts and is therefore confusing

Usage examples:

Beneath the city lies a labyrinthine network of tunnels., it takes a fair amount of concentration t…

verb

Intend to convey or refer to (a particular thing); signify.

Usage examples:

I don't know what you mean

adjective

Unwilling to give or share things, especially money; not generous.

Usage examples:

She felt mean not giving a tip

noun

The value obtained by dividing the sum of several quantities by their number; an average.

Usage examples:

Acid output was calculated by taking the mean of all three samples

verb

Make (something) necessary as a result or consequence.

Usage examples:

A cut which necessitated eighteen stitches

verb

To make something necessary

Usage examples:

An important meeting necessitates my being in houston on friday.

verb

Suppose that something is the case on the basis of probability.

Usage examples:

I presumed that the man had been escorted from the building

verb

To believe something to be true because it is likely, although not certain

Usage examples:

[ + (that) clause ] i presume (that) they’re not coming, since they haven’t replied to the invitati…

verb

Require as a precondition of possibility or coherence.

Usage examples:

Their original prediction presupposed a universe only three billion years old

verb

To think that something is true in advance without having any proof, or to consider that something is necessarily true if something else is true

Usage examples:

[ + that clause ] you’re presupposing that he told her – but he may not have., teaching presupposes…

verb

Need for a particular purpose.

Usage examples:

Three patients required operations

adjective

Twisted together untidily; matted.

Usage examples:

His hair was a tangled mess

verb

Twist together into a confused mass.

Usage examples:

The broom somehow got tangled up in my long skirt

adjective

Twisted into a messy mass of things

Usage examples:

She ran a hand through her tangled hair., the whole issue is getting too tangled (= confused).

adjective

Full of twists and turns.

Usage examples:

The route is remote and tortuous

adjective

Full of twists and turns; not straight or direct

Usage examples:

His so-called shortcut turned out to be tortuous and slow.

adjective

Incapable of being fully explored or understood.

Usage examples:

Her grey eyes were dark with some unfathomable emotion

adjective

Impossible to understand

Usage examples:

For some unfathomable reason they built the toilet next to the kitchen.