What are the differences between include and involve? I find one of the meanings of involve is really similar to that of include, which similarly means contain or a part of an event, activity, etc.

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Maggie Ma

What are the differences between include and involve? I find one of the meanings of involve is really similar to that of include, which similarly means contain or a part of an event, activity, etc. But I still find that in some sentences, they use include while some others use involve. So could you give me some examples to help me understand the differences between these two words and also how to choose between them properly. Thank you very much~

Mar 29, 2018 2:30 PM

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While include can be a synonym for involve, I would say they are some cases that are distinctly different. When you include someone in an activity it has a positive connotation but involving someone tends to be a negative connotation. Can you provide some examples that are confusing to you?

March 30, 2018

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