investir

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin investīre. Doublet of envestir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [im.bəsˈti]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [iɱ.vəsˈti]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [iɱ.vesˈtiɾ]

Verb

investir (first-person singular present investeixo, first-person singular preterite investí, past participle investit)

1. to invest (to ceremonially install someone in some office)

Conjugation

infinitive			investir
gerund			investint
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		investit		investida
		plural		investits		investides
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	investeixo	investeixes	investeix	investim	investiu	investeixen
	imperfect	investia	investies	investia	investíem	investíeu	investien
	future	investiré	investiràs	investirà	investirem	investireu	investiran
	preterite	investí	investires	investí	investírem	investíreu	investiren
	conditional	investiria	investiries	investiria	investiríem	investiríeu	investirien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	investeixi	investeixis	investeixi	investim	investiu	investeixin
	imperfect	investís	investissis	investís	investíssim	investíssiu	investissin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	investeix	investeixi	investim	investiu	investeixin
	negative (no)	—	no investeixis	no investeixi	no investim	no investiu	no investeixin

    Conjugation of investir (third conjugation, with -eix-)

Derived terms

• investiment

Related terms

• investidura
• vestir

Further reading

• “investir” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “investir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “investir” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “investir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin investīre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.vɛs.tiʁ/

• Audio:

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Verb

investir

1. to invest
2. to lay siege to, to besiege
3. to install into office, to vest, to give formal authority to

Conjugation

This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-.

infinitive	simple	investir
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1	simple	investissant /ɛ̃.vɛs.ti.sɑ̃/
	compound	ayant + past participle
past participle		investi /ɛ̃.vɛs.ti/
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il, elle, on	nous	vous	ils, elles
(simple tenses)	present	investis /ɛ̃.vɛs.ti/	investis /ɛ̃.vɛs.ti/	investit /ɛ̃.vɛs.ti/	investissons /ɛ̃.vɛs.ti.sɔ̃/	investissez /ɛ̃.vɛs.ti.se/	investissent /ɛ̃.vɛs.tis/
	imperfect	investissais /ɛ̃.vɛs.ti.sɛ/	investissais /ɛ̃.vɛs.ti.sɛ/	investissait /ɛ̃.vɛs.ti.sɛ/	investissions /ɛ̃.vɛs.ti.sjɔ̃/	investissiez /ɛ̃.vɛs.ti.sje/	investissaient /ɛ̃.vɛs.ti.sɛ/
	past historic2	investis /ɛ̃.vɛs.ti/	investis /ɛ̃.vɛs.ti/	investit /ɛ̃.vɛs.ti/	investîmes /ɛ̃.vɛs.tim/	investîtes /ɛ̃.vɛs.tit/	investirent /ɛ̃.vɛs.tiʁ/
	future	investirai /ɛ̃.vɛs.ti.ʁe/	investiras /ɛ̃.vɛs.ti.ʁa/	investira /ɛ̃.vɛs.ti.ʁa/	investirons /ɛ̃.vɛs.ti.ʁɔ̃/	investirez /ɛ̃.vɛs.ti.ʁe/	investiront /ɛ̃.vɛs.ti.ʁɔ̃/
	conditional	investirais /ɛ̃.vɛs.ti.ʁɛ/	investirais /ɛ̃.vɛs.ti.ʁɛ/	investirait /ɛ̃.vɛs.ti.ʁɛ/	investirions /ɛ̃.vɛs.ti.ʁjɔ̃/	investiriez /ɛ̃.vɛs.ti.ʁje/	investiraient /ɛ̃.vɛs.ti.ʁɛ/
(compound tenses)	present perfect	present indicative of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
	past anterior2	past historic of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que je (j’)	que tu	qu’il, qu’elle	que nous	que vous	qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple tenses)	present	investisse /ɛ̃.vɛs.tis/	investisses /ɛ̃.vɛs.tis/	investisse /ɛ̃.vɛs.tis/	investissions /ɛ̃.vɛs.ti.sjɔ̃/	investissiez /ɛ̃.vɛs.ti.sje/	investissent /ɛ̃.vɛs.tis/
	imperfect2	investisse /ɛ̃.vɛs.tis/	investisses /ɛ̃.vɛs.tis/	investît /ɛ̃.vɛs.ti/	investissions /ɛ̃.vɛs.ti.sjɔ̃/	investissiez /ɛ̃.vɛs.ti.sje/	investissent /ɛ̃.vɛs.tis/
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect2	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	investis /ɛ̃.vɛs.ti/	—	investissons /ɛ̃.vɛs.ti.sɔ̃/	investissez /ɛ̃.vɛs.ti.se/	—
compound		—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way: past historic → present perfect past anterior → pluperfect imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Conjugation of investir (see also Appendix:French verbs)

Related terms

• investissement

Further reading

• “investir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• vitrines

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin investiō, investīre.

Verb

investir (first-person singular present invisto, third-person singular present inviste, first-person singular preterite investín, past participle investido)
investir (first-person singular present invisto, third-person singular present investe, first-person singular preterite investim or investi, past participle investido, reintegrationist norm)

1. to invest (commit money or effort)
2. to invest (ceremonially install someone in some office)

Conjugation

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	investir
Personal	investir	investires	investir	investirmos	investirdes	investiren
Gerund
	investindo
Past participle
Masculine	investido			investidos
Feminine	investida			investidas
Indicative
Present	invisto	invistes	inviste	investimos	investides	invisten
Imperfect	investía	investías	investía	investiamos	investiades	investían
Preterite	investín	investiches	investiu	investimos	investistes	investiron
Pluperfect	investira	investiras	investira	investiramos	investirades	investiran
Future	investirei	investirás	investirá	investiremos	investiredes	investirán
Conditional	investiría	investirías	investiría	investiriamos	investiriades	investirían
Subjunctive
Present	invista	invistas	invista	invistamos	invistades	invistan
Imperfect	investise	investises	investise	investísemos	investísedes	investisen
Future	investir	investires	investir	investirmos	investirdes	investiren
Imperative
Affirmative		inviste	invista	invistamos	investide	invistan
Negative (non)		non invistas	non invista	non invistamos	non invistades	non invistan

    Conjugation of investir (e becomes i when stressed)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	investir
Personal	investir	investires	investir	investirmos	investirdes	investirem
Gerund
	investindo
Past participle
Masculine	investido			investidos
Feminine	investida			investidas
Indicative
Present	invisto	investes	investe	investimos	investides, investis	investem
Imperfect	investia	investias	investia	investíamos	investíades, investíeis, investíais1	investiam
Preterite	investim, investi	investiste, investiche1	investiu	investimos	investistes	investírom, investiram
Pluperfect	investira	investiras	investira	investíramos	investírades, investíreis, investírais1	investiram
Future	investirei	investirás	investirá	investiremos	investiredes, investireis	investirám, investirão
Conditional	investiria	investirias	investiria	investiríamos	investiríades, investiríeis, investiríais1	investiriam
Subjunctive
Present	invista	invistas	invista	invistamos	invistades, invistais	invistam
Imperfect	investisse	investisses	investisse	investíssemos	investíssedes, investísseis	investissem
Future	investir	investires	investir	investirmos	investirdes	investirem
Imperative
Affirmative		investe	invista	invistamos	investide, investi	invistam
Negative (nom)		nom invistas	nom invista	nom invistamos	nom invistades, nom invistais	nom invistam

    Reintegrated conjugation of investir (i-e alternation in present singular) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

¹Less recommended.

Related terms

• investido
• investidor
• investidura
• investimento
• vestir

Further reading

• “investir”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• “investir” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin investīre.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.vesˈt͡ʃi(ʁ)/ [ĩ.vesˈt͡ʃi(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.vesˈt͡ʃi(ʁ)/ [ĩ.vesˈt͡ʃi(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ĩ.vesˈt͡ʃi(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ĩ.veʃˈt͡ʃi(ʁ)/ [ĩ.veʃˈt͡ʃi(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.vesˈt͡ʃi(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.vɨʃˈtiɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.vɨʃˈtiɾ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.bɨʃˈtiɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.vɨʃˈti.ɾi/

• Homophone: investi (Brazil)

Verb

investir (first-person singular present invisto, third-person singular present investe, first-person singular preterite investi, past participle investido)

1. to invest (commit money or effort)

   Synonyms: empatar, embaraçar

2. to charge (move forward quickly and forcefully, particularly in combat)

   Synonyms: atacar, acometer, arremeter

3. to invest (ceremonially install someone in some office)

   Synonyms: nomear, empossar

Conjugation

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	investir
Personal	investir	investires	investir	investirmos	investirdes	investirem
Gerund
	investindo
Past participle
Masculine	investido			investidos
Feminine	investida			investidas
Indicative
Present	invisto	investes	investe	investimos	investis	investem
Imperfect	investia	investias	investia	investíamos	investíeis	investiam
Preterite	investi	investiste	investiu	investimos	investistes	investiram
Pluperfect	investira	investiras	investira	investíramos	investíreis	investiram
Future	investirei	investirás	investirá	investiremos	investireis	investirão
Conditional	investiria	investirias	investiria	investiríamos	investiríeis	investiriam
Subjunctive
Present	invista	invistas	invista	invistamos	invistais	invistam
Imperfect	investisse	investisses	investisse	investíssemos	investísseis	investissem
Future	investir	investires	investir	investirmos	investirdes	investirem
Imperative
Affirmative		investe	invista	invistamos	investi	invistam
Negative (não)		não invistas	não invista	não invistamos	não invistais	não invistam

    Conjugation of investir (i-e alternation in present singular) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

Related terms

• investida
• investido
• investidor
• investidura
• investimento
• vestir

Spanish

Alternative forms

• envestir

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin investīre. Doublet of embestir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /imbesˈtiɾ/ [ĩm.besˈt̪iɾ]
• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Syllabification: in‧ves‧tir

Verb

investir (first-person singular present invisto, first-person singular preterite investí, past participle investido)

1. (transitive) to invest (to ceremonially install someone in some office)
   • 2015 September 14, “Baños acusa a Iglesias de querer dividir a los catalanes por su origen”, in El País‎:

     El diputado de la CUP David Fernández añadió que “no hay un sólo documento donde esté previsto investir a Mas. No le haremos el juego.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. (considered incorrect) to invest (to commit money or effort)

   Synonym: invertir

Conjugation

infinitive			investir
gerund			invistiendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		investido		investida
		plural		investidos		investidas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	invisto	invistestú investísvos	inviste	investimos	investís	invisten
	imperfect	investía	investías	investía	investíamos	investíais	investían
	preterite	investí	investiste	invistió	investimos	investisteis	invistieron
	future	investiré	investirás	investirá	investiremos	investiréis	investirán
	conditional	investiría	investirías	investiría	investiríamos	investiríais	investirían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	invista	invistastú invistásvos2	invista	invistamos	invistáis	invistan
	imperfect (ra)	invistiera	invistieras	invistiera	invistiéramos	invistierais	invistieran
	imperfect (se)	invistiese	invistieses	invistiese	invistiésemos	invistieseis	invistiesen
	future1	invistiere	invistieres	invistiere	invistiéremos	invistiereis	invistieren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		invistetú investívos	invista	invistamos	investid	invistan
	negative		no invistas	no invista	no invistamos	no invistáis	no invistan

    Conjugation of investir (e-i alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive investir	dative	investirme	investirte	investirle, investirse	investirnos	investiros	investirles, investirse
	accusative	investirme	investirte	investirlo, investirla, investirse	investirnos	investiros	investirlos, investirlas, investirse
with gerund invistiendo	dative	invistiéndome	invistiéndote	invistiéndole, invistiéndose	invistiéndonos	invistiéndoos	invistiéndoles, invistiéndose
	accusative	invistiéndome	invistiéndote	invistiéndolo, invistiéndola, invistiéndose	invistiéndonos	invistiéndoos	invistiéndolos, invistiéndolas, invistiéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative inviste	dative	invísteme	invístete	invístele	invístenos	not used	invísteles
	accusative	invísteme	invístete	invístelo, invístela	invístenos	not used	invístelos, invístelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative investí	dative	investime	investite	investile	investinos	not used	investiles
	accusative	investime	investite	investilo, investila	investinos	not used	investilos, investilas
with formal second-person singular imperative invista	dative	invístame	not used	invístale, invístase	invístanos	not used	invístales
	accusative	invístame	not used	invístalo, invístala, invístase	invístanos	not used	invístalos, invístalas
with first-person plural imperative invistamos	dative	not used	invistámoste	invistámosle	invistámonos	invistámoos	invistámosles
	accusative	not used	invistámoste	invistámoslo, invistámosla	invistámonos	invistámoos	invistámoslos, invistámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative investid	dative	investidme	not used	investidle	investidnos	investíos	investidles
	accusative	investidme	not used	investidlo, investidla	investidnos	investíos	investidlos, investidlas
with formal second-person plural imperative invistan	dative	invístanme	not used	invístanle	invístannos	not used	invístanles, invístanse
	accusative	invístanme	not used	invístanlo, invístanla	invístannos	not used	invístanlos, invístanlas, invístanse

    Selected combined forms of investir (e-i alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

Derived terms

• investidura

Related terms

• embestir

Further reading

• “investir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10