French word

impliquer

Pronunciation

IPA/ɛ̃plike/

Meaning

  • verbinvolve

Example

Le projet implique plusieurs personnes.

The project involves several people.

Illustration for impliquer (involve)

More examples

Cette décision implique des conséquences financières.

This decision entails financial consequences.

Core concept

One fact pulls another result, or another person, into its unfolding situation.

Common phrases

  • impliquer quelqu'un

    involve someone

  • impliquer quelqu'un dans un projet

    involve someone in a project

  • impliquer des risques

    entail risks

Similar words

engager: To involve someone in work or a plan as a responsible participant.
associer: To bring people or elements into connection with one another.
inclure: To make a person or thing part of a larger whole.
entraîner: To result in another event or affect another person.

Definition in French

Signifier qu'une chose entraîne ou suppose une autre, ou engager quelqu'un dans une situation ou une activité.

Word origin

The verb descends from Latin implicare, formed from in- and plicare, and its sense developed from entangling things to involving people or consequences.

Usage tips

  • English imply usually concerns an unstated meaning, while French impliquer also directly means to involve a person in an activity or situation.

Other meanings

  • implyverb
  • entailverb

Opposites

Related words

  • implicationinvolvementnoun
  • impliquéinvolvedadjective
  • impliciteimplicitadjective

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