English > investigate: 2 senses > verb 1, communication| Meaning | investigate scientifically. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE |
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| Model | The customs agents investigate the bags for drugs |
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| Example | "Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese" |
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| Synonym | look into |
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| Narrower | experiment | To conduct a test or investigation |
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| explore | travel to or penetrate into |
| probe, examine | Question or examine thoroughly and closely |
| research, search, explore | inquire into |
| research | Attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner |
| Broader | analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass | Consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning / meaning |
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| Spanish | analizar, examinar, explorar, indagar, investigar |
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| Catalan | indagar, investigar |
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| Nouns | investigation, investigating | the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically |
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| investigator | a scientist who devotes himself to doing research |
English > investigate: 2 senses > verb 2, communication| Meaning | Conduct an inquiry or investigation of. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
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| Model | They investigate whether there was a traffic accident |
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| Example | "The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities" |
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| Synonyms | inquire, enquire |
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| Entailed by | spy, stag, snoop, sleuth | watch, observe, or inquire secretly |
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| Narrower | spy | Secretly collect sensitive or classified information |
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| Broader | probe, examine | Question or examine thoroughly and closely |
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| Spanish | indagar, interrogar, investigar, preguntar |
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| Catalan | indagar, investigar, preguntar |
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| Adjectives | investigative, investigatory | designed to find information or ascertain facts |
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| Nouns | investigation, investigating | the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically |
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| investigation | an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities |
| investigator | a police officer who investigates crimes |
