investigate

B1Academic AWL-4Frequent NGSL-2

UK /ɪnˈvestɪɡeɪt/US /ɪnˈvestɪɡeɪt/

Meaning

verb

to carefully examine the facts of a situation, an event, a crime, etc. to find out the truth about it or how it happened

“The FBI has been called in to investigate.”

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