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INVESTIGATING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically
Synonyms:
investigating; investigation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("investigating" is a kind of...):
work (activity directed toward making or doing something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "investigating"):
analysis (an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole)
count; counting; enumeration; numeration; reckoning; tally (the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order)
police investigation; police work (the investigation of criminal activities)
empiricism (the application of empirical methods in any art or science)
examination; scrutiny (the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes))
examination; testing (the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned)
enquiry; inquiry (a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest)
research (systematic investigation to establish facts)
search (an investigation seeking answers)
tabulation (the act of putting into tabular form)
tap; wiretap (the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information)
Derivation:
investigate (conduct an inquiry or investigation of)
investigate (investigate scientifically)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb investigate
Context examples:
Well, in investigating this minor affair we must not lose sight of our main inquiry.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
It is the murder that we are really investigating, and I tell you that I am gathering all the threads into my hands.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
NASA scientists have definitively detected the chemical acrylonitrile in the atmosphere of Saturn’s moon Titan, a place that has long intrigued scientists investigating the chemical precursors of life.
(NASA Finds Moon of Saturn Has Chemical That Could Form ‘Membranes’, NASA)
Scientists using NASA's Curiosity Mars rover are eyeing a rock layer surrounding the base of a small butte, called Mount Remarkable, as a target for investigating with tools on the rover's robotic arm.
(NASA Mars Orbiter Spies Rover Near Martian Butte, NASA)
It’s never wise to sign contracts when Mercury is retrograde, so if you held off and kept talking or investigating, you likely discovered information that was not immediately apparent.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Curiosity Mars rover will continue to climb to progressively higher and younger strata on Mount Sharp, investigating how long the ancient, water-rich environments found so far persisted as Mars dried out.
(NASA Weighs Use of Rover to Image Potential Mars Water Sites, NASA)
A United States organization of distinguished scientists and engineers established for the purpose of investigating and reporting upon any subject of art or science as requested by any department of government.
(National Academy of Science, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
During the time that Kiche was tied by the stick, he ran about over all the camp, inquiring, investigating, learning.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
Methods of investigating the effectiveness of anticancer cytotoxic drugs and biologic inhibitors.
(Antitumor Drug Screening Assay, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
"This study provides the tools for investigating this once untestable assumption," says Associate Professor Whitford, of the UNSW School of Psychology.
(Talking to Ourselves And Voices in Our Heads, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
