phrasal verb · neutral
get involved (in)
UK/ɡet ɪnˈvɒlvd/US/ɡɛt ɪnˈvɑːlvd/get in·VOLVED
to take part in or become included in an activity or situation
Examples
“I decided to get involved in the school's environmental club.”
“She prefers not to get involved in office arguments.”
“Volunteers who get involved in community work often gain useful experience.”
Band 8 sentence
“Although I try to stay neutral, I sometimes get involved in policy discussions when they affect students directly.”
Collocations
- get involved in + noun
- get involved with + people/organisation
Word family
Common mistakes
get involved on→get involved in
I get involved that project last year.→I got involved in that project last year.
Say it for a higher band
5join→6take part in→7+get involved (in)
Synonyms
take part in
join in
Easily confused
get engaged (to)
“She got engaged to her college sweetheart last summer.”
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