invest

investieren, anlegen

Geld in etwas stecken, weil man hofft, dadurch mehr Geld zu verdienen.

In einfachem Englisch: To put money into something because you hope it will earn more money.

• I want to invest some money.
• She invested her savings in a local company.
• Would you invest in property overseas?

So benutzt man es: invest in something (She decided to invest in a small business.); invest something in something (He invested his savings in shares.)

Häufige Wendungen: invest in shares, invest money, invest in property, invest capital

investieren, aufwenden

Zeit, Geld oder Mühe für etwas einsetzen, um es zu verbessern oder einen Nutzen zu erzielen.

In einfachem Englisch: To spend time, money, or effort on something to improve it or gain a benefit.

• We need to invest in training.
• He invested months of work in the project.
• The city invested money in safer roads.

So benutzt man es: invest something in something (They invested considerable effort in improving the service.); invest in something (The council plans to invest in better public transport.)

Synonyme: put into, devote

Häufige Wendungen: invest time, invest in education, invest effort

ermächtigen, ausstatten

Jemandem offiziell eine bestimmte Macht, Stellung oder Befugnis geben.

In einfachem Englisch: To officially give someone a particular power, position, or authority.

• The law invests the council with new powers.
• The ceremony invested her with royal authority.
• Who can invest the committee with the power to act?

So benutzt man es: invest someone with something (The constitution invests the president with certain powers.)

Synonyme: empower, vest

Häufige Wendungen: invest someone with authority, invest someone with power

verleihen, ausstatten

Jemanden oder etwas so erscheinen lassen, als hätte er oder es eine bestimmte Eigenschaft.

In einfachem Englisch: To make someone or something seem to have a particular quality.

• The silence invested the room with mystery.
• Her calm voice invested her words with authority.
• Time had invested the old house with a special charm.

So benutzt man es: invest someone/something with something (The lighting invested the room with an air of mystery.)

Synonyme: imbue, endow

Häufige Wendungen: invest something with meaning, invest someone with dignity

belagern

Eine Stadt oder Festung mit Truppen umzingeln, um sie zur Aufgabe zu zwingen.

In einfachem Englisch: To surround a town or fort with armed forces to force it to surrender.

• The army prepared to invest the town.
• Enemy troops invested the fortress before dawn.
• The general lacked enough soldiers to invest the entire city.

Synonyme: besiege, lay siege to

Häufige Wendungen: invest a town, invest a fortress