English Dictionary
Definition of “investigate”
Word Frequency
investigate (ɪnˈvɛstɪˌɡeɪt
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Definitions
verb
- to inquire into (a situation or problem, esp a crime or death) thoroughly; examine systematically, esp in order to discover the truth
Derived Forms
inˈvestigable adjectiveinˈvestigative, inˈvestigatory adjective
Word Origin
C16: from Latin investīgāre to search after, from in-² + vestīgium track; see vestigeSynonyms
View thesaurus entry = examine, study, research, consider, go into, explore, search for, analyse, look into, inspect, look over, sift, probe into, work over, scrutinize, inquire into, make inquiries about, enquire into
Translations for 'investigate'
- British English: investigate If someone investigates an event, situation, or claim, they try to find out what happened. VERBGas officials are investigating the cause of an explosion which badly damaged a house.
- Brazilian Portuguese: investigar
- Chinese: 调查调調查
- European Spanish: investigar
- French: enquêter sur
- German: untersuchen
- Italian: indagare
- Japanese: 調査する
- Korean: 조사하다
- Portuguese: investigar
- Spanish: investigar
Example Sentences Including 'investigate'
A public meeting is to be held to investigate the findings of a report on the murder of Asian waiter Surjit Singh Chhokar.Glasgow Herald (2001)
Even the Established Church had a department to investigate alleged offences.The Innocents at Home (A Superintendent Kenworthy novel)
Just let some of my friends from the police department come here and investigate.The Unorthodox Murder of Rabbi Moss
Perhaps he smelt gas from his cell and when he came through to investigate he created a spark which ignited the trapped gas.Code Breaker
She claims that her study is the first to investigate subjects who write of their own free will.New Scientist (2004)
She said she hoped police would investigate Lord Archer's dealings with charities.Glasgow Herald (2001)
The Central Bank of Ireland said it was continuing to work with the US Federal Reserve to investigate the events at Allfirst.Irish Times (2002)
The board would investigate complaints of ill-treatment made by community workers.Irish Times (2002)
`The Home Secretary,' he said, `has asked me to investigate Corday's case.GALLOWS THIEF (2002)
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