investing
part of speech
verb form (-ing form of invest); noun (investing, uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) (money) Investing is putting money into something, like a business, shares or property, hoping it will grow and bring back more money later. tree →
2) Investing time or effort is spending it on something because you expect it to be worth it. tree →
3) Investing someone with power means giving them that power or an official title. tree →
sense in the lessons
Money lessons and adult life: «investing in shares», «investing for the future»; there is always a risk the money falls. Everyday: «investing time in practice». It tells the reader someone is giving now to gain later.
examples
- Mum is investing some money for my future. tree →
- Investing in shares can make or lose money. tree →
- He is investing a lot of time in learning the piano. tree →
- The council is investing in new playgrounds. tree →
- Investing early gives money more time to grow. tree →
- Our school is investing in new computers. tree →
- With the assistance of the Cyclops, he forged for Zeus his wonderful thunderbolts, thus investing his mighty father with a new power of terrible import. tree →
note
Base verb: invest (invests, invested). Person: investor. Thing: investment. Prepositions: «invest in». Maths: if you invest £100 and it grows by 10%, you have £110.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «investing» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.