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# invest

«invest» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **to put money into something, like a business, shares or a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (invest, invests, invested, investing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (money) To invest is to put money into something, like a business, shares or a bank account, hoping to get more money back later. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/invest/#m1)

2) To invest time or effort in something is to spend it because you think it will be worth it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/invest/#m2)

3) To invest in something can mean to buy something useful that will last. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/invest/#m3)

4) (formal) To invest someone with power is to give them official power or a title. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/invest/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here it means to besiege a city, surrounding it with an army. Interpretation: Tradition says Ezekiel was told the exact day Babylon began the siege of Jerusalem, as proof that he was a true prophet, and the date is remembered on the fast of the Tenth of Tevet. In the primary lessons: In money lessons children learn that investing can grow money but can also lose it, unlike keeping it safe in a piggy bank. In everyday life people «invest in a good coat» or «invest time in practice». Phrases: «invest in», «invest money», «invest time», «a good investment».

### examples

- 'Son of man, write thee the name of the day, even of this selfsame day; this selfsame day the king of Babylon hath invested Jerusalem. (Prophets EZK.24.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/invest/#x1)
- Grandma invested her savings in a small bakery. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/invest/#x2)
- If you invest your money, it might grow, but it might also shrink. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/invest/#x3)
- I invested a lot of time in this model rocket. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/invest/#x4)
- It's worth investing in good football boots. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/invest/#x5)
- The town invested in a new playground. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/invest/#x6)
- The company invests in solar panels. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/invest/#x7)
- Practising every day is investing in yourself. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/invest/#x8)
- He sold all his flock, invested it in a cargo of dates, and set sail. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/invest/#x9)

### note

Followed by «in»: «invest in a business». Nouns: «investment», «investor». In maths problems: if you invest £100 and it grows by 10% in a year, you have £110; a loss of 10% leaves £90. Investing is not the same as saving: saving keeps money safe, investing takes a risk.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «invest» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/invest/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.