investigate

investigate
verb
ADVERB
▪ carefully, closely, in detail
▪ extensively
▪ adequately, fully, properly, thoroughly
▪

The allegations have not yet been properly investigated.

▪ actively, vigorously
▪

He claimed the Army had failed to vigorously investigate the case.

▪ empirically, experimentally, rigorously, scientifically
▪ further
VERB + INVESTIGATE
▪ ask sb to, be called in to
▪

Police have been called in to investigate the complaints.

▪ decide to
▪ agree to, pledge to (esp. BrE), promise to
▪

The company has promised to investigate claims that its products are unsafe.

▪ aim to, be designed to, seek to
PREPOSITION
▪ for
▪

He is being investigated for illegal business dealings.

Investigate is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑detective, ↑enquiry, ↑journalist, ↑jury, ↑officer, ↑panel, ↑police, ↑prosecutor, ↑research, ↑researcher, ↑study
Investigate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑abuse, ↑affair, ↑allegation, ↑aspect, ↑case, ↑cause, ↑charge, ↑claim, ↑complaint, ↑corruption, ↑crime, ↑death, ↑disappearance, ↑distribution, ↑effect, ↑effectiveness, ↑extent, ↑feasibility, ↑impact, ↑incidence, ↑incident, ↑influence, ↑irregularity, ↑link, ↑matter, ↑mechanism, ↑misuse, ↑murder, ↑nature, ↑origin, ↑phenomenon, ↑possibility, ↑problem, ↑relationship, ↑report, ↑role, ↑scandal, ↑sighting, ↑subject, ↑utility, ↑validity, ↑violation, ↑workings

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