investigation
The act of investigatingThe act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research, especially patient or thorough inquiry or examination
» Police continued their investigation.
Полиция продолжила своё расследование.
Поліція продовжила своє розслідування.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research, especially patient or thorough inquiry or examination
The investigation into the crime has led to various leads as well as plenty of dead ends.
Despite thorough investigation, the perpetrator of the attacks remains unknown.
Untersuchung
сле́дствиеslédstvije, рассле́дованиеrasslédovanije, иссле́дованиеisslédovanije
розслі́дуванняrozslíduvannja, дослі́дженняdoslídžennja, слі́дствоslídstvo
- the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically
- an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
Examples
278 sentencesPolice continued their investigation.
Поліція продовжила своє розслідування.
ruПолиция продолжила своё расследование.
An investigation is ongoing.
Триває розслідування.
ruВедётся расследование.
The investigation is under way.
Розлідування триває.
deDie Untersuchung ist im Gang.
The police continued their investigation.
Поліція продовжила розслідування.
ruПолиция продолжила своё расследование.
An investigation has been launched.
Було розпочате розслідування.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English investigacioun, from Old French investigacion, from Latin investigatioFrom Middle English investigacioun, from Old French investigacion, from Latin investigatio. Morphologically investigate + -ion.
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Forms
plural: investigations| Singular | investigation |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically:investigating
- an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities:probe
Word family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
5 patterns- an an investigation
- under investigation
- is under investigation
- the investigation is
- an investigation is