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Trunks Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Can someone please tell me the difference between "involve'' and ''include''?

they seem pretty similar.....

But as much as i knw

Include - to make sb/sth part of sth
Involve - to make sb take part in sth

and also

Involve - to include or contain as a necessary part
Include - to have as contents or part of the contents; be made up of or contain

Can someone plz explain all these to me more elaborately....thnx in advance
  

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One difference is that "involve" has more of a sense that something is a part of a process, rather than just an item on a list. "

— Mr Wordy

  • One difference is that "involve" has more of a sense that something is a part of a process, rather than just an item on a list.
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One difference is that "involve" has more of a sense that something is a part of a process, rather than just an item on a list. For example:

"The solution involves the removal of the main widget."

"Shall we include him on the guest list?"
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yeah well....i understood that part.....because 'involve' means an essential part of sth whilst 'include' means part of a content....

But my question is.....I have heard some sentences. a dialogue like "Please don't involve him in it. He didn't do anything wrong" said by the victim to a criminal for example. Why don't they use 'include' instead?
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Trunks"Please don't involve him in it. He didn't do anything wrong"

Compared to "include", "involve" gives a sense of a more active or complicated engagement or association with "it".
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