Dictionary Entry
investigation
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ɪnˌvɛstəˈɡeɪʃən/Word FrequencyCommon (5.86)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research, especially patient or thorough inquiry or examination
In a Sentence
“Despite thorough investigation, the perpetrator of the attacks remains unknown.”
Published Usage Examples
“Perhaps I did not distinctly enough state that _Ecce Homo_ is not a book written after the investigation was completed, but the _investigation_ itself.”
“a letter which he wrote to the _Spectator_, repeating emphatically that the book is not one "written after the investigation was completed, but the _investigation_ itself."”
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Origin
Latin, from investigare 'to trace out, track, search'.
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