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{
"term": "invest",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"academic": true,
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "invest",
"heSheIt": "invests"
},
"pastSimple": "invested",
"pastParticiple": "invested",
"ingForm": "investing"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to buy property, shares in a company, etc. in the hope of making a profit",
"sensetop": "invest in somethinginvest somethinginvest something in something",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Now is a good time to invest."
},
{
"text": "She advised us to invest in the property market.",
"contextForm": "invest in something"
},
{
"text": "If you want to **invest** your **money**, you are probably better off with bonds.",
"contextForm": "invest something"
},
{
"text": "He invested his life savings in his daughter's business.",
"contextForm": "invest something in something"
},
{
"text": "She personally **invested** $980 000 **in the company**."
},
{
"text": "Now is a good time to invest in the property market."
},
{
"text": "Her savings are invested with a building society."
},
{
"text": "If you invest directly in the stock market potential profits are greater, but so are potential losses."
},
{
"text": "We can invest your money tax-free abroad."
},
{
"text": "You need to think about investing for your retirement."
},
{
"text": "Most of her money is invested overseas."
},
{
"text": "Individual investors are more successful if they invest for the long term."
}
],
"topics": ["Business", "Money"],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["aggressively", "heavily", "directly"],
"verb + invest": ["be willing to", "look to", "plan to"],
"preposition": ["for", "in"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to spend money on something in order to make it better or more successful",
"sensetop": "invest in somebody/somethinginvest on somethinginvest somethinginvest something (in/on somebody/something)invest something in somebody/somethinginvest something on somebody/something",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "The company plans to invest still further."
},
{
"text": "The government has **invested heavily** in public transport.",
"contextForm": "invest in somebody/something"
},
{
"text": "The industry has failed to invest in new product development."
},
{
"text": "Tokyo instead invested on infrastructure.",
"contextForm": "invest on something"
},
{
"text": "The rest of the required funds will be invested by the council.",
"contextForm": "invest something"
},
{
"text": "The college is to invest $2 million in a new conference hall.",
"contextForm": "invest something (in/on somebody/something)invest something in somebody/something"
},
{
"text": "In his time managing the club he has invested millions on new players.",
"contextForm": "invest something on somebody/something"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["aggressively", "heavily", "directly"],
"verb + invest": ["be willing to", "look to", "plan to"],
"preposition": ["for", "in"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to spend time, energy, effort, etc. on something that you think is good or useful",
"sensetop": "invest something in somethinginvest something (in) doing somethinginvest something",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She had invested all her adult life in the relationship.",
"contextForm": "invest something in something"
},
{
"text": "He had invested so much personal energy turning the company around.",
"contextForm": "invest something (in) doing something"
},
{
"text": "Are you willing to invest the time and effort necessary to make the scheme work?",
"contextForm": "invest something"
}
],
"topics": ["Success"],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["aggressively", "heavily", "directly"],
"verb + invest": ["be willing to", "look to", "plan to"],
"preposition": ["for", "in"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "to give somebody power or authority, especially as part of their job",
"sensetop": "invest somebody with somethinginvest somebody (as something)",
"labels": "(formal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The new position invested her with a good deal of responsibility.",
"contextForm": "invest somebody with something"
},
{
"text": "The interview was broadcast on the same day he was invested as President.",
"contextForm": "invest somebody (as something)"
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈvest/",
"audio": "in/invest/invest__gb_2.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈvests/",
"audio": "in/invest/invests__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈvestɪd/",
"audio": "in/invest/invested__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈvestɪŋ/",
"audio": "in/invest/investing__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈvest/",
"audio": "in/invest/invest__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈvests/",
"audio": "in/invest/invests__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈvestɪd/",
"audio": "in/invest/invested__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈvestɪŋ/",
"audio": "in/invest/investing__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent. (in the senses ‘clothe’, ‘clothe with the insignia of a rank’, and ‘endow with authority’): from French investir or Latin investire, from in- ‘into, upon’ + vestire ‘clothe’ (from vestis ‘clothing’). Senses (1) and (2) (early 17th cent.) are influenced by Italian investire."
}