involved (with someone)

involved (with someone)
*involved (with someone)
1. associated with someone romantically. (*Typically: be \involved (with someone); get \involved (with someone).) •

Sally is getting involved with Bill. They've been seeing a lot of each other.

I hope they don't get too involved with each other.

2. having established a romantic association with something. (*Typically: be \involved (with someone); get \involved (with someone).) •

Bill is involved with Jane, and it's looking serious.

Mary is very much involved with Tom.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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