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Investigate
investigate
(investigates, investigating, investigated) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. If someone, especially an official, investigates an event, situation, or claim, they try to find out what happened or what is the truth. Gas officials are investigating the cause of an explosion which badly damaged a house in Hampshire... Police are still investigating how the accident happened. VERB: V n, V wh, also V • investigation (investigations) He ordered an investigation into the affair... N-VAR: oft N into n
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verb (-gated; -gating) Etymology: Latin investigatus, past participle of investigare to track, ~, from in- + vestigium footprint, track Date: circa 1510 transitive verb to observe or study by close examination and systematic inquiry intransitive verb to make a systematic examination; especially to conduct an official inquiry ~ a crime • investigation noun • investigative adjective • investigator noun • investigatory adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. 1 tr. a inquire into; examine; study carefully. b make an official inquiry into. 2 intr. make a systematic inquiry or search. Derivatives investigator n. investigatory adj. Etymology: L investigare investigat- (as IN-(2), vestigare track) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) исследовать 2) обследовать 3) производить исследование 4) разбираться 5) разведать 6) разведывать ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. расследовать; рассматривать (дело); получать сведения (о ком-л., о чем-л.) to investigate a crime —- расследовать преступление to investigate the character of the applicant —- разузнать о подателе заявления 2. исследовать; изучать (вопрос) to investigate the market for sales of a product —- изучать рынок для реализации продукта 3. редк. следить, прослеживать; выслеживать ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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v. 1) расследовать; разузнавать; наводить справки 2) исследовать, изучать Syn: see examine ...Англо-русский словарь
7.
~ v 1 to try to find out the truth about something such as a crime, accident, or scientific problem (The allegations were investigated, and found to be untrue. | I heard a noise and went downstairs to investigate.) 2 to try to find out more about someone's character, actions etc, because you think they may have been involved in a crime (Penney was already being investigated by the police on suspicion of murder.) investigation ~ n 1 an official attempt to find out the reasons for something such as a crime, accident, or scientific problem (a criminal investigation) + into (The authorities are planning to launch a full-scale investigation into the crash which claimed over 200 lives.) 2 the act of investigating something (the investigation of computer fraud | under investigation (=being investigated)) (The whole issue is still under investigation.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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