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{
"term": "involvement",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"academic": true,
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the act of taking part in something or dealing with somebody",
"sensetop": "involvement in somethinginvolvement with somebody",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "US involvement in European wars",
"contextForm": "involvement in something"
},
{
"text": "When she was promoted, she missed the day-to-day involvement with customers.",
"contextForm": "involvement with somebody"
},
{
"text": "Employees are demanding greater involvement in decision-making."
},
{
"text": "He encourages parental involvement in the running of school."
},
{
"text": "The project needs full involvement from all members of the group."
},
{
"text": "She is serving a 15-year sentence for her alleged involvement in a plot to overthrow the government."
},
{
"text": "The success of the venture may lead to involvement by other foreign companies."
},
{
"text": "There is no evidence to suggest criminal involvement."
},
{
"text": "Winters denies any involvement in the robbery."
},
{
"text": "He was found to have a deep involvement in organized crime."
}
],
"synonyms": "participation",
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["active", "direct", "close"],
"verb + involvement": [
"accuse somebody of",
"suspect somebody of",
"admit"
],
"preposition": ["involvement by", "involvement from", "involvement in"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "the act of giving a lot of time and attention to something you care about",
"sensetop": "involvement with somethinginvolvement in something",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The new album came out of her growing involvement with contemporary music.",
"contextForm": "involvement with something"
},
{
"text": "the involvement of parents in their children's education",
"contextForm": "involvement in something"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["active", "direct", "close"],
"verb + involvement": [
"accuse somebody of",
"suspect somebody of",
"admit"
],
"preposition": ["involvement by", "involvement from", "involvement in"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a close relationship with somebody, especially a romantic or sexual relationship with somebody that you are not married to",
"sensetop": "involvement (with somebody)",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He spoke openly about his involvement with the singer."
},
{
"text": "Nurses usually try to avoid emotional involvement with patients."
},
{
"text": "Her husband's involvement with another woman led to their divorce."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["active", "direct", "close"],
"verb + involvement": [
"accuse somebody of",
"suspect somebody of",
"admit"
],
"preposition": ["involvement by", "involvement from", "involvement in"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈvɒlvmənt/",
"audio": "in/involvement/involvement__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈvɑːlvmənt/",
"audio": "in/involvement/involvement__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}