involverar

Involverar is a Swedish verb meaning to involve or to engage someone in a process, activity, or decision. It describes bringing people, groups, or resources into participation or inclusion. The form shown here is the third-person singular present indicative: involverar. The infinitive is involvera, and common finite forms include involverade (past) and involverat (supine).

Origin and cognates: The verb is a Swedish formation linked to the English verb involve, and it mirrors cognate forms in other Scandinavian languages, such as Danish and Norwegian, where the present tense is often involverer or involverer, respectively. The root is related to the Latin involvere, meaning to wrap in or encompass, a sense that has carried into modern usage as “to include or engage.”

Usage and nuance: Involverar is widely used in business, politics, education, and everyday language to express active inclusion rather than mere association. It often appears with objects like stakeholders, employees, partners, or participants. Common collocations include involverar aktieägare (involves shareholders) and involverar intressenter (engages stakeholders). It can imply both procedural involvement (participation in decision-making) and practical involvement (participation in tasks or actions).

Related terms: Involvering (involvement) is the corresponding noun, while involverad (involved) describes someone who is part of the involvement. Related verbs include engagera (to engage) and delta (to participate), which emphasize different aspects of participation.

See also: involvement, participation, engagement, stakeholder management.