| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
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| involve (v.) |
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| combines most frequently with the prepositions in and with: She has been involved with that organization for years. He’s never been involved in politics before. The intransitive verb without a preposition, as in I just don’t want to get involved, is also Standard, meaning “enmeshed,” “engaged,” or “entangled.” | 1 |
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| | | The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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