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.
were 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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Back then, the telecommunications companies were the picks-and-shovels suppliers of the fiber and home and office connections that made the internet run, and were investing as much capital as they could secure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
He is one of the 4% of active large-cap managers who were investing during the dot-com era.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2025
Most people with money at the time were investing in prime real estate in Seoul or opening restaurants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2024
With that line, Warnock made visible the people who were investing in something larger than him.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2024
In that year not only Englishmen, but other foreigners, were investing in American real estate.
From Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 1 by Slason Thompson
