"invest" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ɪnˈvɛst/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-invest.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-invest.wav [UK] Forms: invests [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛst Etymology: From investigate, by shortening. Etymology templates: {{m|en|investigate|}} investigate Head templates: {{en-noun}} invest (plural invests)
  1. (meteorology) An unnamed tropical weather pattern "to investigate" for development into a significant (named) system. Categories (topical): Meteorology
    Sense id: en-invest-en-noun-ZGbyYG6N Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [English]

IPA: /ɪnˈvɛst/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-invest.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-invest.wav [UK] Forms: invests [present, singular, third-person], investing [participle, present], invested [participle, past], invested [past]
Rhymes: -ɛst Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French investir or Medieval Latin investire, from Latin investio (“to clothe, cover”), from in- (“in, on”) + vestio (“to clothe, dress”), from vestis (“clothing”); see vest. The sense “to spend money etc.” probably via Italian investire, of the same root. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*wes-|id=dress}}, {{bor|en|frm|investir}} Middle French investir, {{bor|en|ML.|investire}} Medieval Latin investire, {{der|en|la|investio||to clothe, cover}} Latin investio (“to clothe, cover”), {{m|la|in-||in, on}} in- (“in, on”), {{m|la|vestio||to clothe, dress}} vestio (“to clothe, dress”), {{m|la|vestis||clothing}} vestis (“clothing”), {{m|en|vest}} vest, {{der|en|it|investire}} Italian investire Head templates: {{en-verb}} invest (third-person singular simple present invests, present participle investing, simple past and past participle invested)
  1. To spend money, time, or energy on something, especially for some benefit or purpose; used with in. Translations (to spend money, time, and effort into something): ներդնել (nerdnel) (Armenian), влагам (vlagam) (Bulgarian), invertir (Catalan), investi (Esperanto), panostaa (Finnish), käyttää (Finnish), satsata (Finnish), investir (French), consacrer (english: time and effort) (French), investieren (German), befektet (Hungarian), investire (Italian), 投入する (tōnyū suru) (alt: とうにゅうする) (Japanese), collocō (Latin), ieguldīt (Latvian), investir (Portuguese), вкла́дывать (vkládyvatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), вложи́ть (vložítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), invertir (Spanish), wekeza (Swahili), investera (Swedish), ลงทุน (long-tun) (Thai), ลงทุนลงแรง (Thai)
    Sense id: en-invest-en-verb-loHt9ycF Disambiguation of 'to spend money, time, and effort into something': 64 1 5 1 7 1 2 2 3 3 0 2 3 6
  2. (transitive, dated) To clothe or wrap (with garments). Tags: dated, transitive
    Sense id: en-invest-en-verb-7s4qA98p
  3. (intransitive, obsolete) To put on (clothing). Tags: intransitive, obsolete Synonyms (put on clothing): beclothe
    Sense id: en-invest-en-verb-~jmHPYMs Disambiguation of 'put on clothing': 1 7 84 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 1
  4. To envelop, wrap, cover. Translations (to envelop, wrap, cover): обличам (obličam) (Bulgarian), обгръщам с (obgrǎštam s) (Bulgarian), peittää (Finnish), peitellä (Finnish), cobrir (Portuguese), покрыва́ть (pokryvátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), покры́ть (pokrýtʹ) [perfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-invest-en-verb-I7reXyW3 Disambiguation of 'to envelop, wrap, cover': 1 5 2 69 1 2 0 0 2 2 2 4 2 8
  5. To commit money or capital in the hope of financial gain. Translations (to commit resources in the hope of financial gain): اِسْتَثْمَرَ (istaṯmara) (Arabic), ներդնել (nerdnel) (Armenian), invertir (Asturian), інвестава́ць (invjestavácʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Belarusian), инвестирам (investiram) (Bulgarian), invertir (Catalan), 投資 (Chinese Mandarin), 投资 (tóuzī) (Chinese Mandarin), investovat (Czech), investere (Danish), beleggen (Dutch), investi (Esperanto), sijoittaa (Finnish), investoida (Finnish), investir (French), investir (Galician), investieren (German), השקיע (hishkía) (Hebrew), befektet (Hungarian), beruház (Hungarian), invesztál (Hungarian), berinvestasi (Indonesian), investire (Italian), 投資する (tōshi suru) (alt: とうしする) (Japanese), ធ្វើវិនិយោគ (thvəə viniyook) (Khmer), 투자하다 (tuja-hada) (Korean), collocō (Latin), ieguldīt (Latvian), melabur (Malay), whakangao (Maori), whakangao moni (Maori), хөрөнгө оруулах (xöröngö oruulax) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), бэл оруулах (bel oruulax) [China, Cyrillic] (Mongolian), ᠬᠥᠷᠦᠩᠭᠡ ᠣᠷᠤᠭᠤᠯᠬᠤ (körüŋge oruɣulqu) [Mongolian] (Mongolian), ᠪᠡᠯᠡ ᠣᠷᠤᠭᠤᠯᠬᠤ (bele oruɣulqu) [Mongolian] (Mongolian), investere (Norwegian), سرمایهگذاری کردن (sarmâye-gozâri kardan) (Persian), inwestować [imperfective] (Polish), zainwestować [perfective] (Polish), investir (Portuguese), инвести́ровать (investírovatʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Russian), вкла́дывать (vkládyvatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), вложи́ть (vložítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), invertir (Spanish), wekeza (Swahili), investera (Swedish), mamuhunan (Tagalog), ลงทุน (long-tun) (Thai), yatırım yapmak (Turkish), інвестува́ти (investuváty) [imperfective, perfective] (Ukrainian), вклада́ти (vkladáty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), вкла́сти (vklásty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), đầu tư (alt: 投資) (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-invest-en-verb-ItPLWPpt Disambiguation of 'to commit resources in the hope of financial gain': 5 1 4 1 59 6 0 0 2 4 0 6 7 5
  6. To ceremonially install someone in some office. Translations (to ceremonially install into office): investir (Catalan), nimittää (Finnish), investir (French), whakaoati (Maori), investir (Portuguese), investir (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-invest-en-verb-Pl1g3T87 Disambiguation of 'to ceremonially install into office': 2 3 4 5 3 42 1 1 2 3 4 12 4 14
  7. To formally give (someone) some power or authority.
    Sense id: en-invest-en-verb-QZPwRGRt
  8. To formally give (power or authority).
    Sense id: en-invest-en-verb-s1ZSdCSl
  9. To surround, accompany, or attend.
    Sense id: en-invest-en-verb-fvuBxBDz
  10. To lay siege to. Synonyms (lay siege to): besiege Translations (to lay siege to): обсаждам (obsaždam) (Bulgarian), piirittää (Finnish), investir (French), circumsedeo (Latin), cercar (Portuguese), sitiar (Portuguese), assediar (Portuguese), sitiar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-invest-en-verb-vBTyGQhG Disambiguation of 'lay siege to': 1 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 79 0 2 3 4 Disambiguation of 'to lay siege to': 1 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 80 0 2 3 3
  11. (intransitive) To make investments. Tags: intransitive Translations (to make investments): инвестирам (investiram) (Bulgarian), invertir (Catalan), investoida (Finnish), investir (French), investieren (German), ieguldīt (Latvian), whakangao (Maori), investir (Portuguese), invertir (Spanish), wekeza (Swahili), ลงทุน (long-tun) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-invest-en-verb-4eUdb4wR Disambiguation of 'to make investments': 1 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 74 7 1 9
  12. (metallurgy) To prepare for lost wax casting by creating an investment mold (a mixture of a silica sand and plaster). Categories (topical): Metallurgy Translations (to create an investment mold): kaavata (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-invest-en-verb-Eyivju4f Topics: engineering, metallurgy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'to create an investment mold': 2 2 5 3 2 3 0 0 4 5 10 50 6 9
  13. (intransitive) To cause to be involved in; to cause to form strong attachments to. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-invest-en-verb-lPvcckpp
  14. (Spanish politics) To inaugurate the Prime Minister of Spain after a successful parliamentary vote. Tags: Spanish Categories (topical): Spanish politics
    Sense id: en-invest-en-verb-O-a1AmW2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 5 5 2 10 3 7 1 1 2 2 10 16 4 28 Topics: government, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: don, dress, clothe Derived forms: disinvest, investable, investment, investor Related terms: divest, vest, vestibule, vestment, vesture Translations (to formally give power): investir (Catalan), valtuuttaa (Finnish), investir (French), investir (Portuguese), наделя́ть (nadeljátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), надели́ть (nadelítʹ) (alt: полномочиями, властью, правами) [perfective] (Russian), investir (Spanish)
Etymology number: 1 Disambiguation of 'to formally give power': 1 0 0 0 0 1 45 47 0 0 0 0 0 5

Inflected forms

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          "text": "We'd like to thank all the contributors who have invested countless hours into this event.",
          "type": "example"
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        "To spend money, time, or energy on something, especially for some benefit or purpose; used with in."
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        [
          "purpose",
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          "_dis1": "64 1 5 1 7 1 2 2 3 3 0 2 3 6",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
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          "sense": "to spend money, time, and effort into something",
          "word": "ներդնել"
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          "roman": "vlagam",
          "sense": "to spend money, time, and effort into something",
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          "_dis1": "64 1 5 1 7 1 2 2 3 3 0 2 3 6",
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          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to spend money, time, and effort into something",
          "word": "invertir"
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        {
          "_dis1": "64 1 5 1 7 1 2 2 3 3 0 2 3 6",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to spend money, time, and effort into something",
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to spend money, time, and effort into something",
          "word": "panostaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 1 5 1 7 1 2 2 3 3 0 2 3 6",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to spend money, time, and effort into something",
          "word": "käyttää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 1 5 1 7 1 2 2 3 3 0 2 3 6",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to spend money, time, and effort into something",
          "word": "satsata"
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          "_dis1": "64 1 5 1 7 1 2 2 3 3 0 2 3 6",
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to spend money, time, and effort into something",
          "word": "investir"
        },
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          "_dis1": "64 1 5 1 7 1 2 2 3 3 0 2 3 6",
          "code": "fr",
          "english": "time and effort",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to spend money, time, and effort into something",
          "word": "consacrer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 1 5 1 7 1 2 2 3 3 0 2 3 6",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to spend money, time, and effort into something",
          "word": "investieren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 1 5 1 7 1 2 2 3 3 0 2 3 6",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to spend money, time, and effort into something",
          "word": "befektet"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 1 5 1 7 1 2 2 3 3 0 2 3 6",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to spend money, time, and effort into something",
          "word": "investire"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 1 5 1 7 1 2 2 3 3 0 2 3 6",
          "alt": "とうにゅうする",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "tōnyū suru",
          "sense": "to spend money, time, and effort into something",
          "word": "投入する"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 1 5 1 7 1 2 2 3 3 0 2 3 6",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to spend money, time, and effort into something",
          "word": "collocō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 1 5 1 7 1 2 2 3 3 0 2 3 6",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "to spend money, time, and effort into something",
          "word": "ieguldīt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 1 5 1 7 1 2 2 3 3 0 2 3 6",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to spend money, time, and effort into something",
          "word": "investir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 1 5 1 7 1 2 2 3 3 0 2 3 6",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vkládyvatʹ",
          "sense": "to spend money, time, and effort into something",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "вкла́дывать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 1 5 1 7 1 2 2 3 3 0 2 3 6",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vložítʹ",
          "sense": "to spend money, time, and effort into something",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "вложи́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 1 5 1 7 1 2 2 3 3 0 2 3 6",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to spend money, time, and effort into something",
          "word": "invertir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 1 5 1 7 1 2 2 3 3 0 2 3 6",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "to spend money, time, and effort into something",
          "word": "wekeza"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 1 5 1 7 1 2 2 3 3 0 2 3 6",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to spend money, time, and effort into something",
          "word": "investera"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 1 5 1 7 1 2 2 3 3 0 2 3 6",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "long-tun",
          "sense": "to spend money, time, and effort into something",
          "word": "ลงทุน"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 1 5 1 7 1 2 2 3 3 0 2 3 6",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "sense": "to spend money, time, and effort into something",
          "word": "ลงทุนลงแรง"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1851, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick",
          "text": "He was but shabbily apparelled in faded jacket and patched trowsers; a rag of a black handkerchief investing his neck.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To clothe or wrap (with garments)."
      ],
      "id": "en-invest-en-verb-7s4qA98p",
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          "clothe",
          "clothe"
        ],
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          "wrap",
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        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, dated) To clothe or wrap (with garments)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, book 4, canto 5, verse 18",
          "text": "Cannot find one this girdle to invest!",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To put on (clothing)."
      ],
      "id": "en-invest-en-verb-~jmHPYMs",
      "links": [
        [
          "put on",
          "put on"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive, obsolete) To put on (clothing)."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "1 7 84 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 1",
          "sense": "put on clothing",
          "word": "beclothe"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book 1, ll. 207-8",
          "text": "Night / Invests the Sea, and wished Morn delayes",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To envelop, wrap, cover."
      ],
      "id": "en-invest-en-verb-I7reXyW3",
      "links": [
        [
          "envelop",
          "envelop"
        ],
        [
          "wrap",
          "wrap"
        ],
        [
          "cover",
          "cover"
        ]
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "1 5 2 69 1 2 0 0 2 2 2 4 2 8",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "obličam",
          "sense": "to envelop, wrap, cover",
          "word": "обличам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 5 2 69 1 2 0 0 2 2 2 4 2 8",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "obgrǎštam s",
          "sense": "to envelop, wrap, cover",
          "word": "обгръщам с"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 5 2 69 1 2 0 0 2 2 2 4 2 8",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to envelop, wrap, cover",
          "word": "peittää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 5 2 69 1 2 0 0 2 2 2 4 2 8",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to envelop, wrap, cover",
          "word": "peitellä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 5 2 69 1 2 0 0 2 2 2 4 2 8",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to envelop, wrap, cover",
          "word": "cobrir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 5 2 69 1 2 0 0 2 2 2 4 2 8",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "pokryvátʹ",
          "sense": "to envelop, wrap, cover",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "покрыва́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 5 2 69 1 2 0 0 2 2 2 4 2 8",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "pokrýtʹ",
          "sense": "to envelop, wrap, cover",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "покры́ть"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To commit money or capital in the hope of financial gain."
      ],
      "id": "en-invest-en-verb-ItPLWPpt",
      "links": [
        [
          "commit",
          "commit"
        ],
        [
          "money",
          "money"
        ],
        [
          "capital",
          "capital"
        ],
        [
          "hope",
          "hope"
        ],
        [
          "financial",
          "financial"
        ],
        [
          "gain",
          "gain"
        ]
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "5 1 4 1 59 6 0 0 2 4 0 6 7 5",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "istaṯmara",
          "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
          "word": "اِسْتَثْمَرَ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 1 4 1 59 6 0 0 2 4 0 6 7 5",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "nerdnel",
          "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
          "word": "ներդնել"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 1 4 1 59 6 0 0 2 4 0 6 7 5",
          "code": "ast",
          "lang": "Asturian",
          "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
          "word": "invertir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 1 4 1 59 6 0 0 2 4 0 6 7 5",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "invjestavácʹ",
          "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective",
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "інвестава́ць"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 1 4 1 59 6 0 0 2 4 0 6 7 5",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "investiram",
          "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
          "word": "инвестирам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 1 4 1 59 6 0 0 2 4 0 6 7 5",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
          "word": "invertir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 1 4 1 59 6 0 0 2 4 0 6 7 5",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
          "word": "投資"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 1 4 1 59 6 0 0 2 4 0 6 7 5",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "tóuzī",
          "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
          "word": "投资"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 1 4 1 59 6 0 0 2 4 0 6 7 5",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
          "word": "investovat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 1 4 1 59 6 0 0 2 4 0 6 7 5",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
          "word": "investere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 1 4 1 59 6 0 0 2 4 0 6 7 5",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
          "word": "beleggen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 1 4 1 59 6 0 0 2 4 0 6 7 5",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
          "word": "investi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 1 4 1 59 6 0 0 2 4 0 6 7 5",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
          "word": "sijoittaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 1 4 1 59 6 0 0 2 4 0 6 7 5",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
          "word": "investoida"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 1 4 1 59 6 0 0 2 4 0 6 7 5",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
          "word": "investir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 1 4 1 59 6 0 0 2 4 0 6 7 5",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
          "word": "investir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 1 4 1 59 6 0 0 2 4 0 6 7 5",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
          "word": "investieren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 1 4 1 59 6 0 0 2 4 0 6 7 5",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "hishkía",
          "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
          "word": "השקיע"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 1 4 1 59 6 0 0 2 4 0 6 7 5",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
          "word": "befektet"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 1 4 1 59 6 0 0 2 4 0 6 7 5",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
          "word": "beruház"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 1 4 1 59 6 0 0 2 4 0 6 7 5",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
          "word": "invesztál"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 1 4 1 59 6 0 0 2 4 0 6 7 5",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
          "word": "berinvestasi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 1 4 1 59 6 0 0 2 4 0 6 7 5",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
          "word": "investire"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 1 4 1 59 6 0 0 2 4 0 6 7 5",
          "alt": "とうしする",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "tōshi suru",
          "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
          "word": "投資する"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 1 4 1 59 6 0 0 2 4 0 6 7 5",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "thvəə viniyook",
          "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
          "word": "ធ្វើវិនិយោគ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 1 4 1 59 6 0 0 2 4 0 6 7 5",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "tuja-hada",
          "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
          "word": "투자하다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 1 4 1 59 6 0 0 2 4 0 6 7 5",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
          "word": "collocō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 1 4 1 59 6 0 0 2 4 0 6 7 5",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
          "word": "ieguldīt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 1 4 1 59 6 0 0 2 4 0 6 7 5",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
          "word": "melabur"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 1 4 1 59 6 0 0 2 4 0 6 7 5",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
          "word": "whakangao"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 1 4 1 59 6 0 0 2 4 0 6 7 5",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
          "word": "whakangao moni"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 1 4 1 59 6 0 0 2 4 0 6 7 5",
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "xöröngö oruulax",
          "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "хөрөнгө оруулах"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 1 4 1 59 6 0 0 2 4 0 6 7 5",
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "bel oruulax",
          "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
          "tags": [
            "China",
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "бэл оруулах"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 1 4 1 59 6 0 0 2 4 0 6 7 5",
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "körüŋge oruɣulqu",
          "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
          "tags": [
            "Mongolian"
          ],
          "word": "ᠬᠥᠷᠦᠩᠭᠡ ᠣᠷᠤᠭᠤᠯᠬᠤ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 1 4 1 59 6 0 0 2 4 0 6 7 5",
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "bele oruɣulqu",
          "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
          "tags": [
            "Mongolian"
          ],
          "word": "ᠪᠡᠯᠡ ᠣᠷᠤᠭᠤᠯᠬᠤ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 1 4 1 59 6 0 0 2 4 0 6 7 5",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
          "word": "investere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 1 4 1 59 6 0 0 2 4 0 6 7 5",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "sarmâye-gozâri kardan",
          "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
          "word": "سرمایهگذاری کردن"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 1 4 1 59 6 0 0 2 4 0 6 7 5",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "inwestować"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 1 4 1 59 6 0 0 2 4 0 6 7 5",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "zainwestować"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 1 4 1 59 6 0 0 2 4 0 6 7 5",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
          "word": "investir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 1 4 1 59 6 0 0 2 4 0 6 7 5",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "investírovatʹ",
          "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective",
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "инвести́ровать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 1 4 1 59 6 0 0 2 4 0 6 7 5",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vkládyvatʹ",
          "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "вкла́дывать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 1 4 1 59 6 0 0 2 4 0 6 7 5",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vložítʹ",
          "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "вложи́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 1 4 1 59 6 0 0 2 4 0 6 7 5",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
          "word": "invertir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 1 4 1 59 6 0 0 2 4 0 6 7 5",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
          "word": "wekeza"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 1 4 1 59 6 0 0 2 4 0 6 7 5",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
          "word": "investera"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 1 4 1 59 6 0 0 2 4 0 6 7 5",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
          "word": "mamuhunan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 1 4 1 59 6 0 0 2 4 0 6 7 5",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "long-tun",
          "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
          "word": "ลงทุน"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 1 4 1 59 6 0 0 2 4 0 6 7 5",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
          "word": "yatırım yapmak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 1 4 1 59 6 0 0 2 4 0 6 7 5",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "investuváty",
          "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective",
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "інвестува́ти"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 1 4 1 59 6 0 0 2 4 0 6 7 5",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "vkladáty",
          "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "вклада́ти"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 1 4 1 59 6 0 0 2 4 0 6 7 5",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "vklásty",
          "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "вкла́сти"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 1 4 1 59 6 0 0 2 4 0 6 7 5",
          "alt": "投資",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
          "word": "đầu tư"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To ceremonially install someone in some office."
      ],
      "id": "en-invest-en-verb-Pl1g3T87",
      "links": [
        [
          "ceremonially",
          "ceremonially"
        ],
        [
          "install",
          "install"
        ],
        [
          "office",
          "office"
        ]
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "2 3 4 5 3 42 1 1 2 3 4 12 4 14",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to ceremonially install into office",
          "word": "investir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 3 4 5 3 42 1 1 2 3 4 12 4 14",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to ceremonially install into office",
          "word": "nimittää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 3 4 5 3 42 1 1 2 3 4 12 4 14",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to ceremonially install into office",
          "word": "investir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 3 4 5 3 42 1 1 2 3 4 12 4 14",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to ceremonially install into office",
          "word": "whakaoati"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 3 4 5 3 42 1 1 2 3 4 12 4 14",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to ceremonially install into office",
          "word": "investir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 3 4 5 3 42 1 1 2 3 4 12 4 14",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to ceremonially install into office",
          "word": "investir"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "c. 1603–06, William Shakespeare, King Lear, act 1, scene 1",
          "text": "I do invest you jointly with my power.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To formally give (someone) some power or authority."
      ],
      "id": "en-invest-en-verb-QZPwRGRt",
      "links": [
        [
          "formally",
          "formally"
        ],
        [
          "power",
          "power"
        ],
        [
          "authority",
          "authority"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "a. 1626, Francis Bacon, An Advertisement Touching a Holy War",
          "text": "For he saith, if there can be found such an inequality between man and man, as there is between man and beast, or between soul and body, it investeth a right of government: which seemeth rather an impossible case than an untrue sentence.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To formally give (power or authority)."
      ],
      "id": "en-invest-en-verb-s1ZSdCSl",
      "links": [
        [
          "formally",
          "formally"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1850, Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter",
          "text": "The scene was not without a mixture of awe such as must always invest the spectacle of the guilt and shame in a fellow-creature, before society shall have grown corrupt enough to smile, instead of shuddering, at it.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To surround, accompany, or attend."
      ],
      "id": "en-invest-en-verb-fvuBxBDz",
      "links": [
        [
          "surround",
          "surround"
        ],
        [
          "accompany",
          "accompany"
        ],
        [
          "attend",
          "attend"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "to invest a town",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To lay siege to."
      ],
      "id": "en-invest-en-verb-vBTyGQhG",
      "links": [
        [
          "siege",
          "siege"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 79 0 2 3 4",
          "sense": "lay siege to",
          "word": "besiege"
        }
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 80 0 2 3 3",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "obsaždam",
          "sense": "to lay siege to",
          "word": "обсаждам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 80 0 2 3 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to lay siege to",
          "word": "piirittää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 80 0 2 3 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to lay siege to",
          "word": "investir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 80 0 2 3 3",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to lay siege to",
          "word": "circumsedeo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 80 0 2 3 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to lay siege to",
          "word": "cercar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 80 0 2 3 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to lay siege to",
          "word": "sitiar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 80 0 2 3 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to lay siege to",
          "word": "assediar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 80 0 2 3 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to lay siege to",
          "word": "sitiar"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "To make investments."
      ],
      "id": "en-invest-en-verb-4eUdb4wR",
      "links": [
        [
          "investments",
          "investments"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To make investments."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 74 7 1 9",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "investiram",
          "sense": "to make investments",
          "word": "инвестирам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 74 7 1 9",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to make investments",
          "word": "invertir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 74 7 1 9",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to make investments",
          "word": "investoida"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 74 7 1 9",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to make investments",
          "word": "investir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 74 7 1 9",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to make investments",
          "word": "investieren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 74 7 1 9",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "to make investments",
          "word": "ieguldīt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 74 7 1 9",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to make investments",
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        "To make investments."
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          "ref": "2015, James Graham, Tory Boyz, Bloomsbury Publishing, page 11",
          "text": "We decided that it was because he trusted the core beliefs of the Conservative Party, and he was invested in their vision of change in the NorthWest of England where he comes from.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "To cause to be involved in; to cause to form strong attachments to."
      ],
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        [
          "involve",
          "involve"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To cause to be involved in; to cause to form strong attachments to."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "en:Spanish politics"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "2023 July 24, Carlos Cué, “In Spain, the left's resistance thwarts a PP-Vox majority and leaves all possibilities open”, in El País, retrieved 2023-08-06",
          "text": "The outcome also makes it very difficult for Feijóo to become the next PM, because he does not have the support to be invested as such, unless there are changes in the initial positions of key players such as the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV).",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To inaugurate the Prime Minister of Spain after a successful parliamentary vote."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "inaugurate",
          "inaugurate"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Spanish politics) To inaugurate the Prime Minister of Spain after a successful parliamentary vote."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Spanish"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "politics"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɪnˈvɛst/",
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛst"
    },
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        "US"
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ],
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    {
      "sense": "put on clothing",
      "word": "beclothe"
    },
    {
      "word": "don"
    },
    {
      "word": "dress"
    },
    {
      "word": "clothe"
    },
    {
      "sense": "lay siege to",
      "word": "besiege"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "obličam",
      "sense": "to envelop, wrap, cover",
      "word": "обличам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "obgrǎštam s",
      "sense": "to envelop, wrap, cover",
      "word": "обгръщам с"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to envelop, wrap, cover",
      "word": "peittää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to envelop, wrap, cover",
      "word": "peitellä"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to envelop, wrap, cover",
      "word": "cobrir"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pokryvátʹ",
      "sense": "to envelop, wrap, cover",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "покрыва́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pokrýtʹ",
      "sense": "to envelop, wrap, cover",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "покры́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "istaṯmara",
      "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
      "word": "اِسْتَثْمَرَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "nerdnel",
      "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
      "word": "ներդնել"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
      "word": "invertir"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "invjestavácʹ",
      "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "інвестава́ць"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "investiram",
      "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
      "word": "инвестирам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
      "word": "invertir"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
      "word": "投資"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tóuzī",
      "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
      "word": "投资"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
      "word": "investovat"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
      "word": "investere"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
      "word": "beleggen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
      "word": "investi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
      "word": "sijoittaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
      "word": "investoida"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
      "word": "investir"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
      "word": "investir"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
      "word": "investieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "hishkía",
      "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
      "word": "השקיע"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
      "word": "befektet"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
      "word": "beruház"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
      "word": "invesztál"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
      "word": "berinvestasi"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
      "word": "investire"
    },
    {
      "alt": "とうしする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tōshi suru",
      "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
      "word": "投資する"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "thvəə viniyook",
      "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
      "word": "ធ្វើវិនិយោគ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "tuja-hada",
      "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
      "word": "투자하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
      "word": "collocō"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
      "word": "ieguldīt"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
      "word": "melabur"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
      "word": "whakangao"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
      "word": "whakangao moni"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "xöröngö oruulax",
      "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "хөрөнгө оруулах"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "bel oruulax",
      "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
      "tags": [
        "China",
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "бэл оруулах"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "körüŋge oruɣulqu",
      "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
      "tags": [
        "Mongolian"
      ],
      "word": "ᠬᠥᠷᠦᠩᠭᠡ ᠣᠷᠤᠭᠤᠯᠬᠤ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "bele oruɣulqu",
      "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
      "tags": [
        "Mongolian"
      ],
      "word": "ᠪᠡᠯᠡ ᠣᠷᠤᠭᠤᠯᠬᠤ"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
      "word": "investere"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "sarmâye-gozâri kardan",
      "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
      "word": "سرمایهگذاری کردن"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "inwestować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "zainwestować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
      "word": "investir"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "investírovatʹ",
      "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "инвести́ровать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vkládyvatʹ",
      "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "вкла́дывать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vložítʹ",
      "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "вложи́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
      "word": "invertir"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
      "word": "wekeza"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
      "word": "investera"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
      "word": "mamuhunan"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "long-tun",
      "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
      "word": "ลงทุน"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
      "word": "yatırım yapmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "investuváty",
      "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "інвестува́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vkladáty",
      "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "вклада́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vklásty",
      "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "вкла́сти"
    },
    {
      "alt": "投資",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to commit resources in the hope of financial gain",
      "word": "đầu tư"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "nerdnel",
      "sense": "to spend money, time, and effort into something",
      "word": "ներդնել"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "vlagam",
      "sense": "to spend money, time, and effort into something",
      "word": "влагам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to spend money, time, and effort into something",
      "word": "invertir"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to spend money, time, and effort into something",
      "word": "investi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to spend money, time, and effort into something",
      "word": "panostaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to spend money, time, and effort into something",
      "word": "käyttää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to spend money, time, and effort into something",
      "word": "satsata"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to spend money, time, and effort into something",
      "word": "investir"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "english": "time and effort",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to spend money, time, and effort into something",
      "word": "consacrer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to spend money, time, and effort into something",
      "word": "investieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to spend money, time, and effort into something",
      "word": "befektet"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to spend money, time, and effort into something",
      "word": "investire"
    },
    {
      "alt": "とうにゅうする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tōnyū suru",
      "sense": "to spend money, time, and effort into something",
      "word": "投入する"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to spend money, time, and effort into something",
      "word": "collocō"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "to spend money, time, and effort into something",
      "word": "ieguldīt"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to spend money, time, and effort into something",
      "word": "investir"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vkládyvatʹ",
      "sense": "to spend money, time, and effort into something",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "вкла́дывать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vložítʹ",
      "sense": "to spend money, time, and effort into something",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "вложи́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to spend money, time, and effort into something",
      "word": "invertir"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "to spend money, time, and effort into something",
      "word": "wekeza"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to spend money, time, and effort into something",
      "word": "investera"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "long-tun",
      "sense": "to spend money, time, and effort into something",
      "word": "ลงทุน"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "to spend money, time, and effort into something",
      "word": "ลงทุนลงแรง"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to ceremonially install into office",
      "word": "investir"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to ceremonially install into office",
      "word": "nimittää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to ceremonially install into office",
      "word": "investir"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to ceremonially install into office",
      "word": "whakaoati"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to ceremonially install into office",
      "word": "investir"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to ceremonially install into office",
      "word": "investir"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to formally give power",
      "word": "investir"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to formally give power",
      "word": "valtuuttaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to formally give power",
      "word": "investir"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to formally give power",
      "word": "investir"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nadeljátʹ",
      "sense": "to formally give power",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "наделя́ть"
    },
    {
      "alt": "полномочиями, властью, правами",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nadelítʹ",
      "sense": "to formally give power",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "надели́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to formally give power",
      "word": "investir"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "obsaždam",
      "sense": "to lay siege to",
      "word": "обсаждам"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to lay siege to",
      "word": "piirittää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to lay siege to",
      "word": "investir"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to lay siege to",
      "word": "circumsedeo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to lay siege to",
      "word": "cercar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to lay siege to",
      "word": "sitiar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to lay siege to",
      "word": "assediar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to lay siege to",
      "word": "sitiar"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "investiram",
      "sense": "to make investments",
      "word": "инвестирам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to make investments",
      "word": "invertir"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make investments",
      "word": "investoida"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to make investments",
      "word": "investir"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make investments",
      "word": "investieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "to make investments",
      "word": "ieguldīt"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to make investments",
      "word": "whakangao"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to make investments",
      "word": "investir"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to make investments",
      "word": "invertir"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "to make investments",
      "word": "wekeza"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "long-tun",
      "sense": "to make investments",
      "word": "ลงทุน"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to create an investment mold",
      "word": "kaavata"
    }
  ],
  "word": "invest"
}

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    "English 2-syllable words",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "Rhymes:English/ɛst",
    "Rhymes:English/ɛst/2 syllables"
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "investigate",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "investigate",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From investigate, by shortening.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "invests",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
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    }
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        "en:Meteorology"
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        "An unnamed tropical weather pattern \"to investigate\" for development into a significant (named) system."
      ],
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        [
          "meteorology",
          "meteorology"
        ]
      ],
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        "(meteorology) An unnamed tropical weather pattern \"to investigate\" for development into a significant (named) system."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "climatology",
        "meteorology",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    }
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        "US"
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      "rhymes": "-ɛst"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (UK)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "invest"
}

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