Past tense of invest
regular verb
The past tense of invest is invested. The past participle is also invested.
Forms of invest
| Base form (V1) | invest /ɪnˈvɛst/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | invested /ɪnˈvɛstɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | invested /ɪnˈvɛstɪd/ |
| Present participle | investing |
| Third person singular | invests |
Invested in a sentence
- We'd like to thank all the contributors who have invested countless hours into this event.
- The authors predicted that when believers were deeply invested in a world view that had social support, believers would maintain their beliefs even when actual events disproved their worldview.2025 November 4, Thomas Kelly, “Debunking “When Prophecy Fails””, in Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, volume 62, number...
- A lot of people invested in biotechs back in the ’90s.From the entry biotech
- He barely managed to recoup his money. He sold out for just what he had invested.From the entry recoup
- He imprudently invested all his savings into a shady scheme and lost.From the entry imprudently
Meaning of invest
- verb To spend money, time, or energy on something, especially for some benefit or purpose; used with in.
- verb To clothe or wrap (with garments).
- verb To put on (clothing).
Questions about the past tense of invest
- What is the past tense of invest?
- The past tense of invest is invested.
- What is the past participle of invest?
- The past participle of invest is invested.
- Is invest a regular or irregular verb?
- Invest is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: invest (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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