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"etymology_text": "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”).",
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"word": "recherchieren"
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"word": "megvizsgál"
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"word": "tanulmányoz"
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"sense": "to inquire into, study",
"word": "investigare"
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"sense": "to inquire into, study",
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"word": "조사하다"
},
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"sense": "to inquire into, study",
"word": "aspicio"
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"sense": "to inquire into, study",
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"word": "indago"
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"sense": "to inquire into, study",
"word": "uiui"
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"sense": "to inquire into, study",
"word": "ārohi"
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"sense": "to inquire into, study",
"word": "undersøke"
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"sense": "to inquire into, study",
"word": "investigar"
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to inquire into, study",
"word": "prowadzić dochodzenie"
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "to inquire into, study",
"word": "investigar"
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"sense": "to inquire into, study",
"word": "investiga"
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"roman": "isslédovatʹ",
"sense": "to inquire into, study",
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"word": "иссле́довать"
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"roman": "rasslédovatʹ",
"sense": "to inquire into, study",
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"code": "gd",
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"sense": "to inquire into, study",
"word": "rannsaich"
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{
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "to inquire into, study",
"word": "investigar"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "to inquire into, study",
"word": "pesquisar"
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"sense": "to inquire into, study",
"word": "indagar"
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{
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"code": "sw",
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"sense": "to inquire into, study",
"word": "-chunguza"
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"code": "sv",
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"sense": "to inquire into, study",
"word": "undersöka"
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"word": "పరిశీలించు"
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"sense": "to inquire into, study",
"word": "สืบ"
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"sense": "to inquire into, study",
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"text": "to investigate an unsolved murder",
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"(transitive) To examine, look into, or scrutinize in order to discover something hidden or secret."
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"sense": "to examine",
"word": "aztertu"
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"roman": "razsledvam",
"sense": "to examine",
"word": "разследвам"
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"sense": "to examine",
"word": "investigar"
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"sense": "to examine",
"word": "pátrat"
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"code": "da",
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"sense": "to examine",
"word": "undersøge"
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{
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"code": "da",
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"sense": "to examine",
"word": "efterforske"
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"word": "onderzoeken"
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{
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"word": "een onderzoek instellen"
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"word": "uitzoeken"
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"word": "enketi"
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{
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"sense": "to examine",
"word": "tutkia"
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{
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"sense": "to examine",
"word": "enquêter"
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{
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "to examine",
"word": "untersuchen"
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{
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "erevnó",
"sense": "to examine",
"word": "ερευνώ"
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"code": "gn",
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"sense": "to examine",
"word": "kundaha"
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{
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"sense": "to examine",
"word": "kivizsgál"
},
{
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"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "to examine",
"word": "menyelidiki"
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{
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "to examine",
"word": "investigare"
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{
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"alt": "しらべる",
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"sense": "to examine",
"word": "調べる"
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"alt": "けんさする",
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"roman": "kensa suru",
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"word": "検査する"
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"word": "ពិរុទ្ធ"
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"word": "aspicio"
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"word": "inquīrō"
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"sense": "to examine",
"word": "menyelidiki"
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"word": "mengkaji"
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"sense": "to examine",
"word": "whakatewhatewha"
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"word": "tūhura"
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"word": "ettersøke"
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"sense": "to examine",
"word": "investigar"
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"tags": [
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"sense": "to examine",
"word": "investigar"
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{
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"word": "examinar"
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"sense": "to examine",
"word": "rannsaich"
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{
"_dis1": "4 86 10",
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"sense": "to examine",
"word": "indagar"
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"code": "sw",
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"sense": "to examine",
"word": "-chunguza"
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{
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"code": "sv",
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"sense": "to examine",
"word": "undersöka"
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{
"_dis1": "4 86 10",
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"sense": "to examine",
"word": "utreda"
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"code": "te",
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"roman": "pariśīliñcu",
"sense": "to examine",
"word": "పరిశీలించు"
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"sense": "to conduct an inquiry or examination",
"word": "nyomoz"
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "izsledvam",
"sense": "to inquire into, study",
"word": "изследвам"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "proučvam",
"sense": "to inquire into, study",
"word": "проучвам"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to inquire into, study",
"word": "investigar"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to inquire into, study",
"word": "調查"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "diàochá",
"sense": "to inquire into, study",
"word": "调查"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to inquire into, study",
"word": "zkoumat"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to inquire into, study",
"word": "undersøge"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to inquire into, study",
"word": "onderzoeken"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to inquire into, study",
"word": "bekijken"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to inquire into, study",
"word": "bestuderen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to inquire into, study",
"word": "bestuderen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to inquire into, study",
"word": "tutkia"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to inquire into, study",
"word": "étudier"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to inquire into, study",
"word": "investigar"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to inquire into, study",
"word": "untersuchen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to inquire into, study",
"word": "erforschen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to inquire into, study",
"word": "recherchieren"
},
{
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "andhruskan",
"sense": "to inquire into, study",
"word": "𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐍂𐌿𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌽"
},
{
"code": "gn",
"lang": "Guaraní",
"sense": "to inquire into, study",
"word": "kundaha"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to inquire into, study",
"word": "megvizsgál"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to inquire into, study",
"word": "vizsgál"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to inquire into, study",
"word": "tanulmányoz"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to inquire into, study",
"word": "kutat"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "to inquire into, study",
"word": "mengkaji"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "to inquire into, study",
"word": "menyelidiki"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to inquire into, study",
"word": "investigare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to inquire into, study",
"word": "indagare"
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"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
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"sense": "to inquire into, study",
"word": "調べる"
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{
"alt": "ちょうさする",
"code": "ja",
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"roman": "chōsa suru",
"sense": "to inquire into, study",
"word": "調査する"
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{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "josahada",
"sense": "to inquire into, study",
"word": "조사하다"
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{
"code": "la",
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"sense": "to inquire into, study",
"word": "aspicio"
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{
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{
"code": "la",
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{
"code": "la",
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{
"code": "ms",
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{
"code": "mi",
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to inquire into, study",
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{
"code": "mi",
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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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"word": "tūhura"
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"sense": "to inquire into, study",
"word": "uiui"
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to inquire into, study",
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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"
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{
"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": "ru",
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"code": "ru",
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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"
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{
"code": "es",
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"sense": "to inquire into, study",
"word": "pesquisar"
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{
"code": "es",
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"sense": "to inquire into, study",
"word": "indagar"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "to inquire into, study",
"word": "-chunguza"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to inquire into, study",
"word": "undersöka"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "pariśīliñcu",
"sense": "to inquire into, study",
"word": "పరిశీలించు"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "sʉ̀ʉp",
"sense": "to inquire into, study",
"word": "สืบ"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "sʉ̀ʉp-sǔuan",
"sense": "to inquire into, study",
"word": "สืบสวน"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"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"
},
{
"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"
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{
"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"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "to examine",
"word": "menyelidiki"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "to examine",
"word": "mengkaji"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to examine",
"word": "whakatewhatewha"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to examine",
"word": "tūhura"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to examine",
"word": "ettersøke"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to examine",
"word": "investigar"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to examine",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "badać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to examine",
"tags": [
"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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