| 主な訳語 |
| invest [sth]⇒ vtr | (spend money) (金融) | ～を投資する 、 出資する 他動
HHiragana～をとうしする 、 しゅっしする |
| | (金融) | ～を運用する 他動
HHiragana～をうんようする |
| | It looked like a good deal, so Ben invested his life savings. |
| invest [sth] in [sth] vtr + prep | (spend money on) | ～を～に投資する 他動
HHiragana～を～にとうしする |
| | Lisa invested £10,000 in her brother's business venture. |
| invest in [sth] vi + prep | (buy, spend money on [sth]) | ～を買う 、 ～に支出する 動詞句
HHiragana～をかう 、 ～にししゅつする |
| | Laura invested in a new house and car after her promotion. I must invest in some good warm clothes before winter arrives. |
| invest in [sth] vi + prep | (commit money to, risk money on [sth]) | ～に投資する 自動
HHiragana～にとうしする |
| | I am going to ask my father to invest in my business, as I can't get a bank loan. |
| invest [sth] vtr | (devote time) (時間) | ～を費やす 、～を注ぎ込む 他動
HHiragana～をついやす 、～をそそぎこむ |
| | The manager invested a lot of time trying to develop his employees. |
| | マネジャーは従業員の教育に多くの時間を費やした。 |
| invest [sth] in [sth] vtr + prep | (devote: time, etc. to [sth]) | ～を～に使う、～を～に費やす、～を～に注ぐ 他動
HHiragana～を～につかう、～を～についやす、～を～にそそぐ |
| | I have invested a lot of time in this business. |
| invest in [sth] vi + prep | figurative (be involved in emotionally) | ～に尽くす 自動
HHiragana～につくす |
| | She really invested in that relationship; it's a shame they broke up. |
| invest [sb] with [sth] vtr + prep | formal (give [sb] powers, rights) (権利・力など) | ～を～に与える 他動
HHiragana～を～にあたえる |
| | (形式的) | ～を～に付与する 他動
HHiragana～を～にふよする |
| | The king invested the diplomat with the right to make decisions on behalf of the state. |