invest
verb (used with object)
to put (money) to use, by purchase or expenditure, in something offering potential profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
was investing
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past progressiveof invest.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Gov. Ron DeSantis last week said the state was investing nearly $23 million to strengthen the state’s defense industrial base, pushing to capture a portion of the defense tech boom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
It also said it was investing £3.5m in "innovative youth homelessness projects" including Housing First for Youth, external to help vulnerable young people "avoid or move on from homelessness".
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
Netflix, Visa and other stocks rose on the news that Bill Ackman was investing in them.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
The franchise was investing in assistant general manager positions this offseason, growing its sports science resources with the help of the Dodgers and moving G League operations from the South Bay to the Coachella Valley.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Perhaps it was Giannini’s urging, perhaps the example of Bing Crosby, who was investing heavily in racehorses, or maybe the spellbinding vision of the track their money had built.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
