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εμπλέκω
to involve, implicate, or entangle /emˈble.ko/
verbB2#2174 most common
Also: to embroil, to get mixed up in
Example sentences
Δεν θέλω να εμπλέκω τα παιδιά.
I don't want to involve the children.
Μην με εμπλέκεις σε αυτό.
Don't involve me in this.
Ο δικηγόρος εμπλέκεται σε πολλές υποθέσεις.
The lawyer is involved in many cases.
Η αστυνομία τον ενέπλεξε στην έρευνα για την κλοπή.
The police implicated him in the theft investigation.
Αν συνεχίσεις έτσι, θα εμπλακείς σε σοβαρά προβλήματα.
If you keep going like this, you will get entangled in serious problems.
Η κυβέρνηση ενεπλάκη σε ένα σκάνδαλο διαφθοράς που κλόνισε την εμπιστοσύνη των πολιτών.
The government became embroiled in a corruption scandal that shook citizens' trust.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | εμπλέκω | ενέπλεξα | θα εμπλέξω |
| 2sg | εμπλέκεις | ενέπλεξες | θα εμπλέξεις |
| 3sg | εμπλέκει | ενέπλεξε | θα εμπλέξει |
| 1pl | εμπλέκουμε | ενεπλέξαμε | θα εμπλέξουμε |
| 2pl | εμπλέκετε | ενεπλέξατε | θα εμπλέξετε |
| 3pl | εμπλέκουν | ενέπλεξαν | θα εμπλέξουν |
Word family
εμπλοκήinvolvement, entanglement, jam
εμπλεκόμενοςinvolved, implicated
πλέκωto weave, to knit
περιπλέκωto complicate
συμπλέκωto interlock, to clash
Etymology
εμπλέκω is built from the prefix εν- (in) and the verb πλέκω (to weave, to braid). The original sense was physical: to weave something into something else. Over time the meaning shifted from cloth and rope to people and affairs, so today it means to draw someone or something into a situation.
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