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investire

invest

verb een-veh-STEE-reh Less Common
People & Society Money

Origin: from Latin 'investire', to clothe or surround

Also means

run over

Usage Note

Investire means to invest money or effort, but watch the false-friend trap: it also means to hit or run someone over with a vehicle, as in investire un pedone. Context and the absence of a money object usually disambiguate.

Examples

"Voglio investire i miei risparmi."

Natural Translation

I want to invest my savings.

Literal Translation

I-want to-invest the my savings.

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