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ɪˈslʲedəvətʲ

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Translation

to research, to investigate, to study (a subject)

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Word origin

From the prefix ис- and след, track or trace, so literally to track something down.

Origin
Russian
Root
след

Grammar

Verb typebiaspectual (imperfective and perfective), first conjugation (исследую, исследуешь)

Examples

Учёные лека́рство .

Scientists have been researching the new medicine for five years already.

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We investigated the causes of the accident and found the answer.

подро́бнее.

The professor wants to look into this question in more detail.

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