/ɪnˈvestɪɡeɪt/
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Translation
To look carefully at all the facts about a crime or a problem to find the truth.
Word origin
From Latin investigare, meaning to follow a footprint or track.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- investigare
- English cognates
- investigation
Grammar
Verb typeregular (investigate, investigates, investigated)
Examples
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"Investigating" is the -ing form.
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You investigate a problem to learn its cause.
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Here she has to find out what made the noise.
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