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investigate:
- rechercher; faire des recherches; vérifier; examiner; étudier; chercher; inspecter; ouvrir une enquête; contrôler; fouiller; fourrer le nez dans; fouiner; fureter; flairer; renifler; enquêter; faire une enquête
Wiktionary:
- investigate → étudier, enquêter, explorer, interroger, investiguer
- investigate → examiner, rechercher, explorer, trouver, enquêter

English

Detailed Translations for investigate from English to French

investigate:

to investigate verb (investigates, investigated, investigating)

to investigate (research; study)
rechercher; faire des recherches; vérifier; examiner; étudier; chercher; inspecter; ouvrir une enquête
- rechercher verb (recherche, recherches, recherchons, recherchez, recherchent, recherchais, recherchait, recherchions, recherchiez, recherchaient, recherchai, recherchas, rechercha, recherchâmes, recherchâtes, recherchèrent, rechercherai, rechercheras, recherchera, rechercherons, rechercherez, rechercheront)
- faire des recherches verb
- vérifier verb (vérifie, vérifies, vérifions, vérifiez, vérifient, vérifiais, vérifiait, vérifiions, vérifiiez, vérifiaient, vérifiai, vérifias, vérifia, vérifiâmes, vérifiâtes, vérifièrent, vérifierai, vérifieras, vérifiera, vérifierons, vérifierez, vérifieront)
- examiner verb (examine, examines, examinons, examinez, examinent, examinais, examinait, examinions, examiniez, examinaient, examinai, examinas, examina, examinâmes, examinâtes, examinèrent, examinerai, examineras, examinera, examinerons, examinerez, examineront)
- étudier verb (étudie, étudies, étudions, étudiez, étudient, étudiais, étudiait, étudiions, étudiiez, étudiaient, étudiai, étudias, étudia, étudiâmes, étudiâtes, étudièrent, étudierai, étudieras, étudiera, étudierons, étudierez, étudieront)
- chercher verb (cherche, cherches, cherchons, cherchez, cherchent, cherchais, cherchait, cherchions, cherchiez, cherchaient, cherchai, cherchas, chercha, cherchâmes, cherchâtes, cherchèrent, chercherai, chercheras, cherchera, chercherons, chercherez, chercheront)
- inspecter verb (inspecte, inspectes, inspectons, inspectez, inspectent, inspectais, inspectait, inspections, inspectiez, inspectaient, inspectai, inspectas, inspecta, inspectâmes, inspectâtes, inspectèrent, inspecterai, inspecteras, inspectera, inspecterons, inspecterez, inspecteront)
- ouvrir une enquête verb
to investigate (trace; check; affirm; check out; go through again)
vérifier; examiner; contrôler
- vérifier verb (vérifie, vérifies, vérifions, vérifiez, vérifient, vérifiais, vérifiait, vérifiions, vérifiiez, vérifiaient, vérifiai, vérifias, vérifia, vérifiâmes, vérifiâtes, vérifièrent, vérifierai, vérifieras, vérifiera, vérifierons, vérifierez, vérifieront)
- examiner verb (examine, examines, examinons, examinez, examinent, examinais, examinait, examinions, examiniez, examinaient, examinai, examinas, examina, examinâmes, examinâtes, examinèrent, examinerai, examineras, examinera, examinerons, examinerez, examineront)
- contrôler verb (contrôle, contrôles, contrôlons, contrôlez, contrôlent, contrôlais, contrôlait, contrôlions, contrôliez, contrôlaient, contrôlai, contrôlas, contrôla, contrôlâmes, contrôlâtes, contrôlèrent, contrôlerai, contrôleras, contrôlera, contrôlerons, contrôlerez, contrôleront)
to investigate (browse; nose around; ferret around; nose about; hunt; ferret about; search)
fouiller; fourrer le nez dans; fouiner; fureter
- fouiller verb (fouille, fouilles, fouillons, fouillez, fouillent, fouillais, fouillait, fouillions, fouilliez, fouillaient, fouillai, fouillas, fouilla, fouillâmes, fouillâtes, fouillèrent, fouillerai, fouilleras, fouillera, fouillerons, fouillerez, fouilleront)
- fourrer le nez dans verb
- fouiner verb (fouine, fouines, fouinons, fouinez, fouinent, fouinais, fouinait, fouinions, fouiniez, fouinaient, fouinai, fouinas, fouina, fouinâmes, fouinâtes, fouinèrent, fouinerai, fouineras, fouinera, fouinerons, fouinerez, fouineront)
- fureter verb (furète, furètes, furetons, furetez, furètent, furetais, furetait, furetions, furetiez, furetaient, furetai, furetas, fureta, furetâmes, furetâtes, furetèrent, furèterai, furèteras, furètera, furèterons, furèterez, furèteront)
to investigate (research; sniff around; search for)
examiner; faire des recherches; fourrer le nez dans; fouiller; flairer; fouiner; renifler; enquêter; fureter; inspecter
- examiner verb (examine, examines, examinons, examinez, examinent, examinais, examinait, examinions, examiniez, examinaient, examinai, examinas, examina, examinâmes, examinâtes, examinèrent, examinerai, examineras, examinera, examinerons, examinerez, examineront)
- faire des recherches verb
- fourrer le nez dans verb
- fouiller verb (fouille, fouilles, fouillons, fouillez, fouillent, fouillais, fouillait, fouillions, fouilliez, fouillaient, fouillai, fouillas, fouilla, fouillâmes, fouillâtes, fouillèrent, fouillerai, fouilleras, fouillera, fouillerons, fouillerez, fouilleront)
- flairer verb (flaire, flaires, flairons, flairez, flairent, flairais, flairait, flairions, flairiez, flairaient, flairai, flairas, flaira, flairâmes, flairâtes, flairèrent, flairerai, flaireras, flairera, flairerons, flairerez, flaireront)
- fouiner verb (fouine, fouines, fouinons, fouinez, fouinent, fouinais, fouinait, fouinions, fouiniez, fouinaient, fouinai, fouinas, fouina, fouinâmes, fouinâtes, fouinèrent, fouinerai, fouineras, fouinera, fouinerons, fouinerez, fouineront)
- renifler verb (renifle, renifles, reniflons, reniflez, reniflent, reniflais, reniflait, reniflions, renifliez, reniflaient, reniflai, reniflas, renifla, reniflâmes, reniflâtes, reniflèrent, reniflerai, renifleras, reniflera, reniflerons, reniflerez, renifleront)
- enquêter verb (enquête, enquêtes, enquêtons, enquêtez, enquêtent, enquêtais, enquêtait, enquêtions, enquêtiez, enquêtaient, enquêtai, enquêtas, enquêta, enquêtâmes, enquêtâtes, enquêtèrent, enquêterai, enquêteras, enquêtera, enquêterons, enquêterez, enquêteront)
- fureter verb (furète, furètes, furetons, furetez, furètent, furetais, furetait, furetions, furetiez, furetaient, furetai, furetas, fureta, furetâmes, furetâtes, furetèrent, furèterai, furèteras, furètera, furèterons, furèterez, furèteront)
- inspecter verb (inspecte, inspectes, inspectons, inspectez, inspectent, inspectais, inspectait, inspections, inspectiez, inspectaient, inspectai, inspectas, inspecta, inspectâmes, inspectâtes, inspectèrent, inspecterai, inspecteras, inspectera, inspecterons, inspecterez, inspecteront)
to investigate
faire des recherches; étudier; examiner; inspecter; faire une enquête
- faire des recherches verb
- étudier verb (étudie, étudies, étudions, étudiez, étudient, étudiais, étudiait, étudiions, étudiiez, étudiaient, étudiai, étudias, étudia, étudiâmes, étudiâtes, étudièrent, étudierai, étudieras, étudiera, étudierons, étudierez, étudieront)
- examiner verb (examine, examines, examinons, examinez, examinent, examinais, examinait, examinions, examiniez, examinaient, examinai, examinas, examina, examinâmes, examinâtes, examinèrent, examinerai, examineras, examinera, examinerons, examinerez, examineront)
- inspecter verb (inspecte, inspectes, inspectons, inspectez, inspectent, inspectais, inspectait, inspections, inspectiez, inspectaient, inspectai, inspectas, inspecta, inspectâmes, inspectâtes, inspectèrent, inspecterai, inspecteras, inspectera, inspecterons, inspecterez, inspecteront)
- faire une enquête verb

Conjugations for investigate:

present

investigate
investigate
investigates
investigate
investigate
investigate

simple past

investigated
investigated
investigated
investigated
investigated
investigated

present perfect

have investigated
have investigated
has investigated
have investigated
have investigated
have investigated

past continuous

was investigating
were investigating
was investigating
were investigating
were investigating
were investigating

future

shall investigate
will investigate
will investigate
shall investigate
will investigate
will investigate

continuous present

am investigating
are investigating
is investigating
are investigating
are investigating
are investigating

subjunctive

be investigated
be investigated
be investigated
be investigated
be investigated
be investigated

diverse

investigate!
let's investigate!
investigated
investigating

1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for investigate:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
examiner		inspection; view; visit
fouiller		feeling; scanning; sensing
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
chercher	investigate; research; study	collect; drop by; drop in; fetch; look about; look around; look for; look up; nose about; orientate; pick up; poke about; roam about; rove about; search about; search for; seek; snoop; visit; wander
contrôler	affirm; check; check out; go through again; investigate; trace	audit; be the one in control; check; control; curb; dominate; examine; govern; have it taped; have the upper hand; hear; inspect; look at; prove; restrain; scrutinise; scrutinize; test; understand; verify; view; watch
enquêter	investigate; research; search for; sniff around	audit; check; control; examine; hear; inquire; inspect; test; verify
examiner	affirm; check; check out; go through again; investigate; research; search for; sniff around; study; trace	audit; cast an eye on; check; consider; control; examine; explore; glance; hear; inspect; look; look at; look into; look on; observe; regard; sample; scrutinise; scrutinize; see; see over; see round; survey; take samples; test; think it over; think out; think over; try; verify; view; visit; watch
faire des recherches	investigate; research; search for; sniff around; study	inquire; research; study
faire une enquête	investigate
flairer	investigate; research; search for; sniff around	browse; ferret; get wind of; nose; pry; root up; rummage; scent; sense; smell; sniff; sniffle; snuffle
fouiller	browse; ferret about; ferret around; hunt; investigate; nose about; nose around; research; search; search for; sniff around	browse; burrow; churn; drudge; examine; explore; ferret; frisk; go through; grabble; grope about; look for; nose; potter about; prospect; pry; ransack; root; root up; rout; rummage; rummage about; rummage around; scan; search; search for; seek; smell; sniff; turn about
fouiner	browse; ferret about; ferret around; hunt; investigate; nose about; nose around; research; search; search for; sniff around	be lost; browse; ferret; grabble; grope about; look about; nose; nose about; poke about; potter about; pry; roam; roam about; rove about; rummage about; rummage around; search about; smell; snoop; wander
fourrer le nez dans	browse; ferret about; ferret around; hunt; investigate; nose about; nose around; research; search; search for; sniff around	browse; ferret; nose; pry; smell
fureter	browse; ferret about; ferret around; hunt; investigate; nose about; nose around; research; search; search for; sniff around	be lost; browse; ferret; grabble; look about; nose; nose about; poke about; potter about; pry; roam about; rove about; search about; smell; sniffle; snoop; snuffle; wander
inspecter	investigate; research; search for; sniff around; study	audit; check; control; examine; hear; inspect; look at; look over; sample; scrutinise; scrutinize; see; see over; see round; survey; take samples; test; try; verify; view; visit; watch
ouvrir une enquête	investigate; research; study
rechercher	investigate; research; study	audit; bait; browse; browse for; catch; check; dart; examine; find; hunt; inspect; locate; look for; research; search; search for; seek; snare; study; verify
renifler	investigate; research; search for; sniff around	absorb; collect; have a cold; imbibe; inhale; make a horse sound; pick something up; sniff; sniff up; sniffle; snort; snuffle; suck in; whinny
vérifier	affirm; check; check out; go through again; investigate; research; study; trace	audit; check; control; demonstrate; determine; establish; examine; identify; inquire; inspect; justify; look up; prove; research; review; test; try; verify
étudier	investigate; research; study	audit; check; cram up a lesson; examine; go through; inspect; learn; practice; practise; read; research; study; studying; teach; train; verify
-	enquire; inquire; look into
Not Specified	Related Translations	Other Translations
rechercher		seek

Related Words for "investigate":

investigating, investigative, investigation

Synonyms for "investigate":

look into; analyze; analyse; study; examine; canvass; canvas
inquire; enquire; probe

Related Definitions for "investigate":

conduct an inquiry or investigation of¹
- The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities¹
investigate scientifically¹
- Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese¹

Wiktionary Translations for investigate:

investigate

verb

to inquire into, study
- investigate → étudier

investigate

verb

Faire une enquête.
- enquêter → investigate; inquest
parcourir une région inconnue qu’on venir de découvrir pour en connaître la situation, l’étendue, les mœurs, etc.
- explorer → explore; investigate; research; prospect; survey; study
questionner quelqu’un sur une chose ou des choses précises qu’il doit connaître ou qu’il est présumer connaître et à propos desquelles il est obliger de répondre.
- interroger → interrogate; investigate; query; question; quiz
anglicisme|fr enquêter sur, examiner.
- investiguer → investigate

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• investigate	→ examiner	↔ onderzoeken — (overgankelijk) de oorzaak of reden van iets bestuderen
• investigate	→ rechercher	↔ naspeuren — nauwkeurig onderzoeken
• investigate	→ explorer	↔ exploreren — (overgankelijk) een onbekend gebied verkennen
• investigate	→ trouver	↔ eruieren — (transitiv), gehoben: etwas durch gründliche Untersuchungen herausfinden; etwas in Erfahrung bringen
• investigate	→ rechercher	↔ recherchieren — Informationen beschaffen, Nachforschungen betreiben
• investigate	→ enquêter	↔ untersuchen — etwas analysieren oder erforschen, sich etwas sehr genau anschauen, um es zu verstehen

External Machine Translations:

French

Detailed Translations for investigate from French to English

investigate: ^{(*Using Word and Sentence Splitter)}

investi: enclosed; besieged; bordered; cinctured; closed in
gâté: spoilt; rancid; putrid; putrefied
investir: invest