{
    "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."
}