involucrado

involved

adjective een-boh-loo-KRAH-doh Rare

Also means

implicated

Usage Note

Involucrado uses estar and agrees in gender: involucrada, involucrados. It often carries the nuance of being caught up in something — positive (estar involucrado en el proyecto) or negative (estar involucrado en el escándalo). The verb is involucrar; the reflexive involucrarse en means 'to get involved in'. It is slightly more formal than implicado, which is nearly synonymous.

Examples

"Varios directivos están involucrados en el caso."

Natural Translation

Several executives are involved in the case.

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