invest

invertir

Poner dinero en algo con la esperanza de obtener ganancias.

En inglés sencillo: To put money into something because you hope it will earn more money.

• I want to invest some money.
• She invested her savings in a local company.
• Would you invest in property overseas?

Cómo se usa: invest in something (She decided to invest in a small business.); invest something in something (He invested his savings in shares.)

Expresiones frecuentes: invest in shares, invest money, invest in property, invest capital

invertir, dedicar

Dedicar tiempo, dinero o esfuerzo a algo para mejorarlo u obtener un beneficio.

En inglés sencillo: To spend time, money, or effort on something to improve it or gain a benefit.

• We need to invest in training.
• He invested months of work in the project.
• The city invested money in safer roads.

Cómo se usa: invest something in something (They invested considerable effort in improving the service.); invest in something (The council plans to invest in better public transport.)

Sinónimos: put into, devote

Expresiones frecuentes: invest time, invest in education, invest effort

investir, conferir

Dar oficialmente a alguien un poder, un cargo o una autoridad determinados.

En inglés sencillo: To officially give someone a particular power, position, or authority.

• The law invests the council with new powers.
• The ceremony invested her with royal authority.
• Who can invest the committee with the power to act?

Cómo se usa: invest someone with something (The constitution invests the president with certain powers.)

Sinónimos: empower, vest

Expresiones frecuentes: invest someone with authority, invest someone with power

dotar, conferir

Hacer que alguien o algo parezca tener una cualidad determinada.

En inglés sencillo: To make someone or something seem to have a particular quality.

• The silence invested the room with mystery.
• Her calm voice invested her words with authority.
• Time had invested the old house with a special charm.

Cómo se usa: invest someone/something with something (The lighting invested the room with an air of mystery.)

Sinónimos: imbue, endow

Expresiones frecuentes: invest something with meaning, invest someone with dignity

sitiar, asediar

Rodear una ciudad o fortaleza con tropas para obligarla a rendirse.

En inglés sencillo: To surround a town or fort with armed forces to force it to surrender.

• The army prepared to invest the town.
• Enemy troops invested the fortress before dawn.
• The general lacked enough soldiers to invest the entire city.

Sinónimos: besiege, lay siege to

Expresiones frecuentes: invest a town, invest a fortress