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to invest
01
to spend money or resources with the intention of gaining a future advantage or return
Intransitive: to invest in an asset
Grammatical Information
action verb
regular
present tense
invest
3rd person singular
invests
past simple
invested
past participle
invested
Examples
Investors often invest in real estate to diversify their portfolios.
1.1
to devote a lot of effort, time, etc. to something from which one expects to achieve a good result
Transitive: to invest effort or time into sth | to invest effort or time in sth
Examples
She decided to invest her time in learning a new language, hoping it would enhance her career prospects.
02
to give or grant someone or something a specific quality, feature, or characteristic
Transitive: to invest sb/sth with a quality
Examples
Her kindness and generosity invested the team with a sense of unity.
03
to grant or assign authority, control, or power to someone or something
Transitive: to invest sb with a power or responsibility | to invest a power or responsibility in sb
Examples
All executive powers were invested in the Secretary of State to ensure smooth governance.
04
to formally grant someone a rank, title, or office
Transitive: to invest sb | to invest sb as holder of an office
Examples
He was invested as the CEO of the company after the board's unanimous decision.
Lexical Tree
disinvest
investing
investment
invest
