"investigate" meaning in English

See investigate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: [ɪnˈvɛs.tɪ.ɡeɪ̯t] Audio: En-us-investigate.ogg Forms: investigates [present, singular, third-person], investigating [participle, present], investigated [participle, past], investigated [past]
Etymology: Recorded since circa 1510, a back-formation from investigation, from Latin investīgātiō (“a searching into”), from investīgātus, the past participle of investigare, equivalent to in- + vestigate. Displaced native Old English undersēċan (literally “to search under or between”). Etymology templates: {{back-formation|en|investigation|nocap=1}} back-formation from investigation, {{der|en|la|investīgātiō||a searching into}} Latin investīgātiō (“a searching into”), {{prefix|en|in|vestigate}} in- + vestigate, {{ncog|ang|undersēċan|lit=to search under or between}} Old English undersēċan (literally “to search under or between”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} investigate (third-person singular simple present investigates, present participle investigating, simple past and past participle investigated)
  1. (transitive) To inquire into or study in order to ascertain facts or information. Tags: transitive Translations (to inquire into, study): изследвам (izsledvam) (Bulgarian), проучвам (proučvam) (Bulgarian), investigar (Catalan), 調查 (Chinese Mandarin), 调查 (diàochá) (Chinese Mandarin), zkoumat (Czech), undersøge (Danish), onderzoeken (Dutch), bekijken (Dutch), bestuderen (Dutch), tutkia (Finnish), étudier (French), investigar (Galician), untersuchen (German), erforschen (German), recherchieren (German), 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐍂𐌿𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌽 (andhruskan) (Gothic), kundaha (Guaraní), megvizsgál (Hungarian), vizsgál (Hungarian), tanulmányoz (Hungarian), kutat (Hungarian), mengkaji (Indonesian), menyelidiki (Indonesian), investigare (Italian), indagare (Italian), 調べる (shiraberu) (alt: しらべる) (Japanese), 調査する (chōsa suru) (alt: ちょうさする) (Japanese), 조사하다 (josahada) (Korean), aspicio (Latin), investigo (Latin), indago (Latin), vestigo (Latin), siasat (Malay), whakatewhatewha (Maori), tūhura (Maori), mātai (Maori), mātaki (Maori), rangahau (Maori), uiui (english: by questioning) (Maori), ārohi (Maori), undersøke (Norwegian Bokmål), investigar (Occitan), prowadzić dochodzenie (Polish), investigar (Portuguese), investiga (Romanian), иссле́довать (isslédovatʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Russian), рассле́довать (rasslédovatʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Russian), rannsaich (Scottish Gaelic), investigar (Spanish), pesquisar (Spanish), indagar (Spanish), perquirir (Spanish), pesquerir (Spanish), -chunguza (Swahili), undersöka (Swedish), పరిశీలించు (pariśīliñcu) (Telugu), สืบ (sʉ̀ʉp) (Thai), สืบสวน (sʉ̀ʉp-sǔuan) (Thai), สำรวจ (sǎm-rùuat) (Thai), studyî (Walloon)
    Sense id: en-investigate-en-verb-2ust3mi- Categories (other): English back-formations, English terms prefixed with in- Disambiguation of English back-formations: 41 44 15 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 42 45 14 Disambiguation of 'to inquire into, study': 56 39 5
  2. (transitive) To examine, look into, or scrutinize in order to discover something hidden or secret. Tags: transitive Translations (to examine): aztertu (Basque), разследвам (razsledvam) (Bulgarian), investigar (Catalan), pátrat (Czech), undersøge (Danish), efterforske (Danish), onderzoeken (Dutch), een onderzoek instellen (Dutch), uitzoeken (Dutch), enketi (Esperanto), tutkia (Finnish), enquêter (French), untersuchen (German), ερευνώ (erevnó) (Greek), kundaha (Guaraní), kivizsgál (Hungarian), menyelidiki (Indonesian), investigare (Italian), 調べる (shiraberu) (alt: しらべる) (Japanese), 検査する (kensa suru) (alt: けんさする) (Japanese), ពិរុទ្ធ (pi’rut) (Khmer), aspicio (Latin), inquīrō (Latin), menyelidiki (Malay), mengkaji (Malay), whakatewhatewha (Maori), tūhura (Maori), ettersøke (Norwegian Bokmål), investigar (Occitan), badać [imperfective] (Polish), zbadać [perfective] (Polish), investigar (Portuguese), examinar (Portuguese), рассле́довать (rasslédovatʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Russian), изуча́ть (izučátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), изучи́ть (izučítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), rannsaich (Scottish Gaelic), examinar (Spanish), investigar (Spanish), indagar (Spanish), -chunguza (Swahili), undersöka (Swedish), utreda (Swedish), పరిశీలించు (pariśīliñcu) (Telugu), สืบสวน (sʉ̀ʉp-sǔuan) (Thai), điều tra (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-investigate-en-verb-izcfsDIp Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with in-, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Basque translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Gothic translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Guaraní translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Khmer translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Navajo translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swahili translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Telugu translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Terms with Walloon translations Disambiguation of English back-formations: 41 44 15 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 41 28 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 42 45 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 50 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Basque translations: 25 51 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 25 51 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 26 51 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 26 51 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 26 56 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 23 50 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 23 51 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 25 51 24 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 23 50 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 25 51 24 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 25 51 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Gothic translations: 29 50 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 25 51 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Guaraní translations: 22 52 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 27 51 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 25 51 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 23 51 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 23 51 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Khmer translations: 25 51 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 25 51 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 23 51 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 25 51 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 26 51 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 25 51 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Navajo translations: 23 51 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 26 50 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 25 51 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 26 50 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 25 51 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 25 51 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 23 51 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 26 50 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 23 51 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Swahili translations: 23 51 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 26 51 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 23 51 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 25 51 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 25 51 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Walloon translations: 25 51 24 Disambiguation of 'to examine': 4 86 10
  3. (intransitive) To conduct an inquiry or examination. Tags: intransitive Translations (to conduct an inquiry or examination): разследвам (razsledvam) (Bulgarian), investigar (Catalan), vyšetřovat (Czech), undersøge (Danish), udrede (Danish), een onderzoek voeren (Dutch), tutkia (Finnish), selvittää (Finnish), enquêter (French), ermitteln (German), nyomoz (Hungarian), investigare (Italian), indagare (Italian), aspicio (Latin), mengkaji (Malay), naʼałkaah (Navajo), investigar (Occitan), investigar (Portuguese), рассле́довать (rasslédovatʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Russian), rannsaich (Scottish Gaelic), pesquisar (Spanish), investigar (Spanish), -chunguza (Swahili), utreda (Swedish), ไต่สวน (dtài-sǔuan) (Thai), สอบสวน (sɔ̀ɔp-sǔuan) (Thai), inketer (Walloon)
    Sense id: en-investigate-en-verb-th3HdcCD Categories (other): English back-formations, English terms prefixed with in- Disambiguation of English back-formations: 41 44 15 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 42 45 14 Disambiguation of 'to conduct an inquiry or examination': 2 3 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: underseek Related terms: investigability, investigable, investigation, investigational, investigative, investigator, investigatory

Inflected forms

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        "2": "la",
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        "4": "",
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        "singular",
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      "form": "investigated",
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        {
          "text": "to investigate the causes of natural phenomena",
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        "To inquire into or study in order to ascertain facts or information."
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          "inquire",
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        "(transitive) To inquire into or study in order to ascertain facts or information."
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          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "izsledvam",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "word": "изследвам"
        },
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          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "proučvam",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "word": "проучвам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "word": "investigar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "word": "調查"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "diàochá",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "word": "调查"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "word": "zkoumat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "word": "undersøge"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "word": "onderzoeken"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "word": "bekijken"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "word": "bestuderen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "word": "tutkia"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "word": "étudier"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "word": "investigar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "word": "untersuchen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "word": "erforschen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "word": "recherchieren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "code": "got",
          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "andhruskan",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "word": "𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐍂𐌿𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌽"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "code": "gn",
          "lang": "Guaraní",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "word": "kundaha"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "word": "megvizsgál"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "word": "vizsgál"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "word": "tanulmányoz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "word": "kutat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "word": "mengkaji"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "word": "menyelidiki"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "word": "investigare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "word": "indagare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "alt": "しらべる",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "shiraberu",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "word": "調べる"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "alt": "ちょうさする",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "chōsa suru",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "word": "調査する"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "josahada",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "word": "조사하다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "word": "aspicio"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "word": "investigo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "word": "indago"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "word": "vestigo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "word": "siasat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "word": "whakatewhatewha"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "word": "tūhura"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "word": "mātai"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "word": "mātaki"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "word": "rangahau"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "code": "mi",
          "english": "by questioning",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "word": "uiui"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "word": "ārohi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "word": "undersøke"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "word": "investigar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "word": "prowadzić dochodzenie"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "word": "investigar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "word": "investiga"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "isslédovatʹ",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective",
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "иссле́довать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "rasslédovatʹ",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective",
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "рассле́довать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "word": "rannsaich"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "word": "investigar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "word": "pesquisar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "word": "indagar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "word": "perquirir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "word": "pesquerir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "word": "-chunguza"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "word": "undersöka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "pariśīliñcu",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "word": "పరిశీలించు"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 39 5",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "sʉ̀ʉp",
          "sense": "to inquire into, study",
          "word": "สืบ"
        },
        {
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          "_dis1": "2 3 95",
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          "sense": "to conduct an inquiry or examination",
          "word": "nyomoz"
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      "code": "bg",
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      "sense": "to inquire into, study",
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      "word": "調查"
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      "sense": "to inquire into, study",
      "word": "investigar"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "to inquire into, study",
      "word": "untersuchen"
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      "code": "gn",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "code": "id",
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      "sense": "to inquire into, study",
      "word": "mengkaji"
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      "code": "id",
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      "sense": "to inquire into, study",
      "word": "menyelidiki"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "to inquire into, study",
      "word": "investigare"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "to inquire into, study",
      "word": "indagare"
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      "code": "ko",
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      "sense": "to inquire into, study",
      "word": "조사하다"
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      "code": "la",
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      "code": "la",
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      "word": "investigo"
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      "code": "la",
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      "word": "indago"
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      "code": "la",
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      "code": "ms",
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      "sense": "to inquire into, study",
      "word": "siasat"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "to inquire into, study",
      "word": "whakatewhatewha"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "to inquire into, study",
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      "code": "mi",
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      "word": "mātai"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "word": "mātaki"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "to inquire into, study",
      "word": "rangahau"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "to inquire into, study",
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      "sense": "to inquire into, study",
      "word": "uiui"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to inquire into, study",
      "word": "ārohi"
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      "code": "nb",
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      "sense": "to inquire into, study",
      "word": "undersøke"
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      "code": "oc",
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      "sense": "to inquire into, study",
      "word": "investigar"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "to inquire into, study",
      "word": "prowadzić dochodzenie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "to inquire into, study",
      "word": "investigar"
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      "code": "ro",
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      "sense": "to inquire into, study",
      "word": "investiga"
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      "code": "gd",
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      "sense": "to inquire into, study",
      "word": "rannsaich"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "to inquire into, study",
      "word": "investigar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to inquire into, study",
      "word": "pesquisar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to inquire into, study",
      "word": "indagar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to inquire into, study",
      "word": "perquirir"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "to inquire into, study",
      "word": "pesquerir"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "to inquire into, study",
      "word": "-chunguza"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to inquire into, study",
      "word": "undersöka"
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    {
      "code": "te",
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      "roman": "pariśīliñcu",
      "sense": "to inquire into, study",
      "word": "పరిశీలించు"
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    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "sʉ̀ʉp",
      "sense": "to inquire into, study",
      "word": "สืบ"
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    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "sʉ̀ʉp-sǔuan",
      "sense": "to inquire into, study",
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    {
      "code": "th",
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      "roman": "sǎm-rùuat",
      "sense": "to inquire into, study",
      "word": "สำรวจ"
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    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "to inquire into, study",
      "word": "studyî"
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    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "to examine",
      "word": "aztertu"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "razsledvam",
      "sense": "to examine",
      "word": "разследвам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to examine",
      "word": "investigar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to examine",
      "word": "pátrat"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to examine",
      "word": "undersøge"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to examine",
      "word": "efterforske"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to examine",
      "word": "onderzoeken"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to examine",
      "word": "een onderzoek instellen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to examine",
      "word": "uitzoeken"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to examine",
      "word": "enketi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to examine",
      "word": "tutkia"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to examine",
      "word": "enquêter"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to examine",
      "word": "untersuchen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "erevnó",
      "sense": "to examine",
      "word": "ερευνώ"
    },
    {
      "code": "gn",
      "lang": "Guaraní",
      "sense": "to examine",
      "word": "kundaha"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to examine",
      "word": "kivizsgál"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "to examine",
      "word": "menyelidiki"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to examine",
      "word": "investigare"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しらべる",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shiraberu",
      "sense": "to examine",
      "word": "調べる"
    },
    {
      "alt": "けんさする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kensa suru",
      "sense": "to examine",
      "word": "検査する"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "pi’rut",
      "sense": "to examine",
      "word": "ពិរុទ្ធ"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to examine",
      "word": "aspicio"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to examine",
      "word": "inquīrō"
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    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "to examine",
      "word": "menyelidiki"
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    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "to examine",
      "word": "mengkaji"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to examine",
      "word": "whakatewhatewha"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to examine",
      "word": "tūhura"
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      "code": "nb",
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      "sense": "to examine",
      "word": "ettersøke"
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      "code": "oc",
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      "sense": "to examine",
      "word": "investigar"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "to examine",
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "to examine",
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        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "zbadać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to examine",
      "word": "investigar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to examine",
      "word": "examinar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rasslédovatʹ",
      "sense": "to examine",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "рассле́довать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "izučátʹ",
      "sense": "to examine",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "изуча́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "izučítʹ",
      "sense": "to examine",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "изучи́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "to examine",
      "word": "rannsaich"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to examine",
      "word": "examinar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to examine",
      "word": "investigar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to examine",
      "word": "indagar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "to examine",
      "word": "-chunguza"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to examine",
      "word": "undersöka"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to examine",
      "word": "utreda"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "pariśīliñcu",
      "sense": "to examine",
      "word": "పరిశీలించు"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "sʉ̀ʉp-sǔuan",
      "sense": "to examine",
      "word": "สืบสวน"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to examine",
      "word": "điều tra"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "razsledvam",
      "sense": "to conduct an inquiry or examination",
      "word": "разследвам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to conduct an inquiry or examination",
      "word": "investigar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to conduct an inquiry or examination",
      "word": "vyšetřovat"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to conduct an inquiry or examination",
      "word": "undersøge"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to conduct an inquiry or examination",
      "word": "udrede"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to conduct an inquiry or examination",
      "word": "een onderzoek voeren"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to conduct an inquiry or examination",
      "word": "tutkia"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to conduct an inquiry or examination",
      "word": "selvittää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to conduct an inquiry or examination",
      "word": "enquêter"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to conduct an inquiry or examination",
      "word": "ermitteln"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to conduct an inquiry or examination",
      "word": "nyomoz"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to conduct an inquiry or examination",
      "word": "investigare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to conduct an inquiry or examination",
      "word": "indagare"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to conduct an inquiry or examination",
      "word": "aspicio"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "to conduct an inquiry or examination",
      "word": "mengkaji"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "to conduct an inquiry or examination",
      "word": "naʼałkaah"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to conduct an inquiry or examination",
      "word": "investigar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to conduct an inquiry or examination",
      "word": "investigar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rasslédovatʹ",
      "sense": "to conduct an inquiry or examination",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "рассле́довать"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "to conduct an inquiry or examination",
      "word": "rannsaich"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to conduct an inquiry or examination",
      "word": "pesquisar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to conduct an inquiry or examination",
      "word": "investigar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "to conduct an inquiry or examination",
      "word": "-chunguza"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to conduct an inquiry or examination",
      "word": "utreda"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "dtài-sǔuan",
      "sense": "to conduct an inquiry or examination",
      "word": "ไต่สวน"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "sɔ̀ɔp-sǔuan",
      "sense": "to conduct an inquiry or examination",
      "word": "สอบสวน"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "to conduct an inquiry or examination",
      "word": "inketer"
    }
  ],
  "word": "investigate"
}

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