investigate

investigate
1. transitive verb
untersuchen; prüfen [Rechtsfrage, Material, Methode]; ermitteln [Produktionskosten]
2. intransitive verb
nachforschen; [Kripo, Staatsanwaltschaft:] ermitteln
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[in'vestiɡeit]
verb
(to examine or inquire into carefully: The police are investigating the mystery.) untersuchen
- academic.ru/39141/investigation">investigation
- investigator
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in·ves·ti·gate
[ɪnˈvestɪgeɪt]
vt
▪ to \investigate sth etw untersuchen [o [über]prüfen]; evidence, clues etw dat nachgehen
police are investigating allegations of corruption die Polizei geht Korruptionsvorwürfen nach
to \investigate a case LAW einen Fall untersuchen, in einem Fall ermitteln
to \investigate connections/methods Zusammenhänge/Methoden erforschen
to \investigate a crime ein Verbrechen untersuchen
to \investigate a subject ein Thema untersuchen [o geh recherchieren]
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[In'vestIgeɪt]
1. vt
untersuchen; (doing scientific research also) erforschen; sb's political beliefs, an insurance claim, business affairs überprüfen; complaint nachgehen (+dat); motive, reason, cause erforschen; crime untersuchen

to investigate a case — in einem Fall ermitteln or Ermittlungen anstellen

2. vi
nachforschen; (police) ermitteln, Ermittlungen anstellen
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investigate [ınˈvestıɡeıt]
A v/t ein Verbrechen etc untersuchen, Ermittlungen oder Nachforschungen anstellen über (akk), einen Fall recherchieren, jemanden, einen Anspruch etc überprüfen (for auf akk […hin]), einer Beschwerde etc nachgehen, ein Gebiet etc (wissenschaftlich) erforschen:
investigate statistically statistische Erhebungen anstellen über (akk);
the police are investigating the case die Polizei ermittelt in dem Fall
B v/i ermitteln, recherchieren, Ermittlungen oder Nachforschungen anstellen (into über akk):
investigating committee Untersuchungsausschuss m
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1. transitive verb
untersuchen; prüfen [Rechtsfrage, Material, Methode]; ermitteln [Produktionskosten]
2. intransitive verb
nachforschen; [Kripo, Staatsanwaltschaft:] ermitteln
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v.
Recherchen anstellen (über) ausdr.
erforschen v.
nachforschen v.
recherchieren v.
untersuchen v.

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