to persuade someone to join an activity
убедить кого-то присоединиться к мероприятию (ubedit' kogo-to prisoyedinit'sya k meropriyatiyu)
"They roped me in for the weekend volunteer drive."
"Они втянули меня в волонтёрскую акцию на выходных" (oni vtyanuli menya v voluntyorskuyu aktsiyu na vykhodnykh)
to contribute or help by doing a part of something
to aim for something very ambitious or difficult to achieve
to encourage others to share creative thoughts
to take someone’s place temporarily
to establish a group to discuss or manage an issue
to listen to or watch something that was previously recorded