invested

in-vest-ed · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Past tense and past participle of invest; put money into financial schemes, shares, property, or a commercial venture with the expectation of achieving a profit.

  2. 2.

    Devoted time, effort, or energy to a particular undertaking with the expectation of a worthwhile result.

  3. 3.

    Provided or endowed someone or something with a particular quality or attribute.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    emotionally invested — having strong personal feelings or stake in something
  • •
    heavily invested — having committed a large amount of resources

Related words

Antonyms: divested, withdrew
See also: invest, investing, investment, investor
Synonyms: committed, devoted, put in

Etymology

From Latin investire ("to clothe, surround"), from in- ("in, into") + vestire ("to clothe"). Past tense formed by adding -ed to invest.