investigate

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investigate
[ɪnˈvestɪgeɪt]
verbo transitivo
1investigar

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investigate [in-ves-ti-gueit]
va. Investigar, indagar, buscar, averiguar; examinar con cuidado.

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investigate [ɪnˈvestɪɡeɪt]
verb:transitive
1 (inquire into) [+crime, case] investigar; [+person] hacer indagaciones sobre; [+claim, possibility] examinar; estudiar; [+complaint] estudiar
police are investigating two possibilities la policía está investigando dos posibles pistas
We're investigating a burglary which took place on Monday they are investigating the death of her husband I am investigating a possible breach of the Official Secrets Act I was not allowed to speak to the police officers investigating the case Prosecutors in Massachusetts and Rhode Island are investigating the possibility of filing criminal charges He's not investigating any other possibilities why don't you investigate the possibility of studying part time? The Texas Commission on Human Rights is investigating complaints that Klan groups are intimidating people we always investigate customer complaints they have established an independent review commission to investigate complaints against the police The Monopolies Commission yesterday said it would investigate claims of price-fixing among leading perfume manufacturers claims that one of their police officers was bribed are being investigated
2 (inspect) examinar
a wary kitten started investigating every inch of skirting-board There were swarms of children investigating the round tower
3 (research) investigar; llevar a cabo una investigación sobre
psychologists investigating the thinking processes that characterize creative or gifted people a research project investigating mothers' attitudes and practices with respect to their task of providing health care for their young children One team has been investigating the immunobiology of ovarian cancer
verb:intransitive
investigar
I heard a noise downstairs, I'd better go and investigate he oído un ruido abajo, mejor que vaya a investigar

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Verb Conjugation for "investigate"

Imperative
  • investigate
  • you investigate
  • he/she investigates
  • we investigate
  • you investigate
  • they investigate
Preterite
  • I investigated
  • you investigated
  • he/she investigated
  • we investigated
  • you investigated
  • they investigated
Present Continuous
  • I am investigating
  • you are investigating
  • he/she is investigating
  • we are investigating
  • you are investigating
  • they are investigating
Present Perfect
  • I have investigated
  • you have investigated
  • he/she has investigated
  • we have investigated
  • you have investigated
  • they have investigated
Past Continuous
  • I was investigating
  • you were investigating
  • he/she was investigating
  • we were investigating
  • you were investigating
  • they were investigating
Past Perfect
  • I had investigated
  • you had investigated
  • he/she had investigated
  • we had investigated
  • you had investigated
  • they had investigated
Future
  • I will investigate
  • you will investigate
  • he/she will investigate
  • we will investigate
  • you will investigate
  • they will investigate
Future Perfect
  • I will have investigated
  • you will have investigated
  • he/she will have investigated
  • we will have investigated
  • you will have investigated
  • they will have investigated
Future Continuous
  • I will be investigating
  • you will be investigating
  • he/she will be investigating
  • we will be investigating
  • you will be investigating
  • they will be investigating
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been investigating
  • you have been investigating
  • he/she has been investigating
  • we have been investigating
  • you have been investigating
  • they have been investigating
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been investigating
  • you will have been investigating
  • he/she will have been investigating
  • we will have been investigating
  • you will have been investigating
  • they will have been investigating
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been investigating
  • you had been investigating
  • he/she had been investigating
  • we had been investigating
  • you had been investigating
  • they had been investigating
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evidently, plainly, clearly, obviously