INVESTIGATE
Dictionary entry overview: What does investigate mean?
• INVESTIGATE (verb)
The verb INVESTIGATE has 2 senses:
1. investigate scientifically
2. conduct an inquiry or investigation of
Familiarity information: INVESTIGATE used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• INVESTIGATE (verb)
Meaning:
Investigate scientifically
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
investigate; look into
Context example:
Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese
Hypernyms (to "investigate" is one way to...):
analyse; analyze; canvas; canvass; examine; study (consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "investigate"):
explore; research; search (inquire into)
explore (travel to or penetrate into)
examine; probe (question or examine thoroughly and closely)
research (attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner)
experiment (to conduct a test or investigation)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
Sentence example:
The customs agents investigate the bags for drugs
Meaning:
Conduct an inquiry or investigation of
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
enquire; investigate; inquire
Context examples:
The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities / inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady
Hypernyms (to "investigate" is one way to...):
examine; probe (question or examine thoroughly and closely)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "investigate"):
spy (secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
They investigate whether there was a traffic accident
