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windflora
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Hi again, Are "involve" and "include" have the same meaning? Can we use "involve" instead of "include"? |
3 Nov 2011
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ascincoquinas
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Hello Wind flora!
Here the definition from LONGMAN CONTEMPORAY DICTIONARY:
in‧volve [transitive
1 if an activity or situation involves something, that thing is part of it or a result of it:
What will the job involve?
I didn �t realize putting on a play involved so much work.
involve doing something
Running your own business usually involves working long hours.
2 to include or affect someone or something:
These changes will involve everyone on the staff.
There have been four accidents involving Forest Service planes.
3 to ask or allow someone to take part in something
involve somebody in (doing) something
Try to involve as many children as possible in the game.
We want to involve the workforce at all stages of the decision-making process.
4 involve yourself to take part actively in a particular activity
involve yourself in
Reilly involves himself in every aspect of his company �s business.
here from CAMBRIDGE DICTIONARY:
involve
verb
/ɪnˈvɒlv/
/-ˈvɑːlv/ [T not continuous]
Definition
to include someone or something in something, or to make them take part in or feel part of it
The second accident involved two cars and a lorry.
I prefer teaching methods that actively involve students in learning.
[+ -ing verb] The operation involves putting a small tube into your heart.
Research involving the use of biological warfare agents will be used for defensive purposes.
She �s been involved with animal rights for many years.
It would be difficult not to involve the child �s father in the arrangements.
(Definition of involve verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner �s Dictionary & Thesaurus � Cambridge University Press)
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