investigate

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de mener une enquête systématique ou formelle afin de découvrir et d'examiner les faits d'un incident, d'une accusation ou d'une situation.

A verb used to indicate the act of carrying out a systematic or formal inquiry to discover and examine the facts of an incident, allegation, or situation.

1. Examine systematicallyB2formal

   To carry out a systematic or formal examination to discover facts or information.

   Examiner systématiquement

   • The police are investigating the cause of the accident.
   • Scientists investigate the effects of climate change on polar ice caps.
   • The committee will investigate the allegations of fraud.

   Synonymesanalyzeexamineexploreinspectlook intoproberesearchscrutinizestudysurvey

   Antonymesdisregardignoreneglectoverlook

2. Research or studyB1formal

   To try to find out the truth about something, such as a crime, problem, or scientific question.

   Enquêter, examiner

   • She is investigating the history of the ancient ruins.
   • The journalist investigated the company's financial records.
   • We need to investigate why the system keeps crashing.

   Synonymesexamineexploreinquirelook intoproberesearchscrutinizestudy