Investigating means looking closely at something to learn more about it.
When you investigate something, you ask questions, make observations, and do experiments.
You can investigate anything you're curious about, like how a bird flies or why the sky is blue.
The doctor investigated the patient's symptoms.
Noun: investigation.
Adjective: investigative.
Verb: investigate (pronounced in-veh-suh-gate).
The word "investigate" comes from the Latin word "investigare", which means "to search out" or "to inquire into". This word is made up of the prefix "in-", which means "into", and the verb "vestigare", which means "to track" or "to trace".
What does investigate mean?
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