to investigate
∞
2.8
- verb
- /ɪnˈvɛstɪɡeɪt/
:
investigar
- Local authorities are working hard to investigate the recent reports of vandalism in the neighborhood.
- studies investigate
- investigate the effects
- investigate further
And did you guys investigate who the priest is at the church?
- And did you guys investigate who the priest is at the church?
- Today we officially investigate whether we have a ghost.
- That's the question that's being investigated by the scientific project.
- I just sort of like to investigate the characters through the story.
- So then they come in, they investigate what happened.
- No, no, the police investigate to see if there's anything in it.
- They want to, they investigate what's going on.
- Other people have asked why the SEC are not investigating naked short selling.
- And so investigate your triggers, investigate what that is.
- This is after the police had investigated the problem.
- And then I'll investigate and understand the player.
- Well, makes sense also to learn and investigate and live in this world.
Examples
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I am investigating the disappearance of a Mr Milo Tindle.
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So then they come in, they investigate what happened.
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But we're going to investigate what that actually means.
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Yeah, I mean, so it's my job to investigate weird things in finance.
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The truth is I hired you to investigate my wife.
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of various curriculum models on physical activity.
Academic text (2011) -
I'm investigating the details now.
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In our first example, we will investigate how this is produced through one of these checklists.
Academic text (2011) -
In light of this trend, this study investigates the fast-changing nature of the community college student population.
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The intrepid explorers go down to investigate the alien life form.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To discover something while looking or by accident
∞
1.0
Study something carefully to understand it or decide
∞
1.0
Examine something to make sure it is correct or true
∞
2.1
To learn something you did not know, often by searching or asking
∞
1.0
To find out about something for the first time, often by chance
∞
2.5
To look at or test something to learn more about it
∞
1.0
To look at something carefully to understand it
868
2.5
To look at something carefully to find facts or problems
781
2.3
To find out a fact by checking or measuring
675
3.2
To study something carefully to understand it better
573
2.8
Examine something carefully to find out more
471
2.3
To study something carefully to learn more about it
300
3.1
To study a subject carefully to find new facts
180
2.8
To read or check something carefully for mistakes
137
3.9
Find the real reason for a problem by checking carefully
70
6.2
To look at something very carefully to check for mistakes
61
4.7
To look deeply into a subject to find information
59
5.7
To find out for sure by checking the facts
48
3.7
To look carefully at something to learn about it
35
5.1
To ask careful questions to find hidden information
32
7.0
To read something slowly and carefully to understand it
23
4.4
To find hidden facts or things by careful searching
16
3.7
To ask questions as part of an official investigation
14
8.4
To find out what is happening by looking for facts and clues
13
6.7
To search carefully to find hidden facts or documents
8
8.2
To find out what is really happening
1
4.4
To look into something more carefully to find hidden facts
To examine by probing with a tool or by asking questions
Antonyms
How Thoroughly
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word investigate comes from the parts in- meaning 'into' and vestig meaning 'track' or 'trace', like the word vestige which means 'a small trace'. So to investigate something is like 'tracking into' it to find facts, which is why it means to examine something carefully to discover information.