LOOK INTO
Dictionary entry overview: What does look into mean?
• LOOK INTO (verb)
The verb LOOK INTO has 2 senses:
1. investigate scientifically
2. examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
Familiarity information: LOOK INTO used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• LOOK INTO (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 "look into" 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 "look into"):
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
Meaning:
Examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
check; check into; check out; check over; check up on; suss out; look into; go over
Context examples:
check the brakes / Check out the engine
Hypernyms (to "look into" 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 "look into"):
follow; keep an eye on; observe; watch; watch over (follow with the eyes or the mind)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
They won't look into the story
