Dictionary Definition
investigate
Verb
1 investigate scientifically; "Let's investigate
the syntax of Chinese" [syn: look
into]
2 conduct an inquiry or investigation of; "The
district attorney's office investigated reports of possible
irregularities"; "inquire into the disappearance of the rich old
lady" [syn: inquire,
enquire]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- /ɪn'ves.tɪ.geɪt/, /In"vEs.tI.gEIt/
to inquire into
- Polish: prowadzić dochodzenie
to examine
- Polish: badać
- ttbc Catalan: investigar
- ttbc Czech: zkoumat
- ttbc Dutch: onderzoeken, een onderzoek instellen, uitzoeken
- ttbc French: enquêter
- ttbc German: untersuchen, erforschen, recherchieren
- ttbc Italian: investigare (1,2)
- ttbc Japanese: 調べる (しらべる, shiraberu)
- ttbc Korean: 조사하다
Italian
Verb
Extensive Definition
Investigate may refer to:
- Investigate (New Zealand), a current affairs magazine published in New Zealand
See also
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
air,
analyze, canvass, comment upon, consider, controvert, deal with,
debate, deliberate, deliberate upon,
delve into, dig into, discourse about, discuss, examine, exchange views,
explore, fathom, go, go into, handle, indagate, inquire into, knock
around, look into, pass under review, peer into, plumb, poke into, probe, pry, pry into, rap, reason, reason about, reason the
point, research,
review, scrutinize, search into,
sift, sound, study, take up, talk, talk about, talk of, talk
over, thresh out, treat,
ventilate, winnow