investigate
🇺🇸
/ɪnˈvestɪɡeɪt/
🇬🇧
/ɪnˈvestɪɡeɪt/
verb
B1
to look carefully into something to find out what happened or why
Police will investigate the accident to learn how it happened.
B1
to check someone's background or actions to learn about them
The company will investigate all job applicants before hiring them.
B1
to study or research a topic to learn more about it
Scientists investigate how climate change affects ocean life.
translation
to look carefully into something to find out what happened or why; to check someone's background or actions to learn about them; to study or research a topic to learn more about it
Word Forms
3rd Present
investigates
Past
investigated
Perfect
investigated
Progressive
investigating