investigate
[ɪnˈvɛs.tɪ.ɡeɪ̯t]verb4 syllables
Investigate means: conduct an inquiry or investigation of.
Synonyms for investigate4
verb, as in conduct an inquiry or investigation of
verb, as in investigate scientifically
look into
What does investigate mean?2
verb
1
conduct an inquiry or investigation of“The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities”
2
investigate scientifically“Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Investigate in a sentence
- If you notice a funky smell in the fridge, investigate and clean it out.Amastan
- When you notice a funky smell in the refrigerator, investigate and clean it.Amastan
- Mobsters stole a truckload of frog legs, but the police never bothered to investigate.Eccles17
- That, of course, would effectively preclude the underlying tombs ever being investigated archaeologically.Cangarejo
- To investigate the incident would take us at least three weeks.CM
- We have to investigate the cause at any rate.CK
- A committee has been set up to investigate the problem.CK
- The police are trying to investigate the crime.belgavox
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of investigate
as a verb
- past tense
- investigated
- present participle
- investigating
- third-person singular
- investigates
- past participle
- investigated