/ɪnˌvestɪˈɡeɪʃn/
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Translation
The careful work of finding out the truth about something bad that has happened.
Word origin
From Latin investigare, meaning to follow a track, from vestigium, a footprint.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- investigare
- English cognates
- investigate, vestige
Grammar
Gender
Pluralinvestigations
Examples
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You "open" or "start" an investigation.
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"Investigation" is a countable noun, so it can take "an".
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The verb behind this noun is "investigate".
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