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Detailed Translations for investigate from English to French

investigate:

to investigate verbe (investigates, investigated, investigating)

  1. to investigate (research; study)
    rechercher; faire des recherches; vérifier; examiner; étudier; chercher; inspecter; ouvrir une enquête
    • rechercher verbe (recherche, recherches, recherchons, recherchez, )
    • vérifier verbe (vérifie, vérifies, vérifions, vérifiez, )
    • examiner verbe (examine, examines, examinons, examinez, )
    • étudier verbe (étudie, étudies, étudions, étudiez, )
    • chercher verbe (cherche, cherches, cherchons, cherchez, )
    • inspecter verbe (inspecte, inspectes, inspectons, inspectez, )
  2. to investigate (trace; check; affirm; check out; go through again)
    vérifier; examiner; contrôler
    • vérifier verbe (vérifie, vérifies, vérifions, vérifiez, )
    • examiner verbe (examine, examines, examinons, examinez, )
    • contrôler verbe (contrôle, contrôles, contrôlons, contrôlez, )
  3. to investigate (browse; nose around; ferret around; )
    fouiller; fourrer le nez dans; fouiner; fureter
    • fouiller verbe (fouille, fouilles, fouillons, fouillez, )
    • fouiner verbe (fouine, fouines, fouinons, fouinez, )
    • fureter verbe (furète, furètes, furetons, furetez, )
  4. to investigate (research; sniff around; search for)
    examiner; faire des recherches; fourrer le nez dans; fouiller; flairer; fouiner; renifler; enquêter; fureter; inspecter
    • examiner verbe (examine, examines, examinons, examinez, )
    • fouiller verbe (fouille, fouilles, fouillons, fouillez, )
    • flairer verbe (flaire, flaires, flairons, flairez, )
    • fouiner verbe (fouine, fouines, fouinons, fouinez, )
    • renifler verbe (renifle, renifles, reniflons, reniflez, )
    • enquêter verbe (enquête, enquêtes, enquêtons, enquêtez, )
    • fureter verbe (furète, furètes, furetons, furetez, )
    • inspecter verbe (inspecte, inspectes, inspectons, inspectez, )
  5. to investigate
    faire des recherches; étudier; examiner; inspecter; faire une enquête
    • étudier verbe (étudie, étudies, étudions, étudiez, )
    • examiner verbe (examine, examines, examinons, examinez, )
    • inspecter verbe (inspecte, inspectes, inspectons, inspectez, )

Conjugations for investigate:

present
  1. investigate
  2. investigate
  3. investigates
  4. investigate
  5. investigate
  6. investigate
simple past
  1. investigated
  2. investigated
  3. investigated
  4. investigated
  5. investigated
  6. investigated
present perfect
  1. have investigated
  2. have investigated
  3. has investigated
  4. have investigated
  5. have investigated
  6. have investigated
past continuous
  1. was investigating
  2. were investigating
  3. was investigating
  4. were investigating
  5. were investigating
  6. were investigating
future
  1. shall investigate
  2. will investigate
  3. will investigate
  4. shall investigate
  5. will investigate
  6. will investigate
continuous present
  1. am investigating
  2. are investigating
  3. is investigating
  4. are investigating
  5. are investigating
  6. are investigating
subjunctive
  1. be investigated
  2. be investigated
  3. be investigated
  4. be investigated
  5. be investigated
  6. be investigated
diverse
  1. investigate!
  2. let's investigate!
  3. investigated
  4. investigating
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for investigate:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
examiner inspection; view; visit
fouiller feeling; scanning; sensing
VerbRelated TranslationsOther 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 SpecifiedRelated TranslationsOther Translations
rechercher seek

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Related Definitions for "investigate":

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

Wiktionary Translations for investigate:

investigate
verb
  1. to inquire into, study
investigate
verb
  1. Faire une enquête.
  2. parcourir une région inconnue qu’on venir de découvrir pour en connaître la situation, l’étendue, les mœurs, etc.
  3. 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.
  4. anglicisme|fr enquêter sur, examiner.

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
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 recherchierenInformationen beschaffen, Nachforschungen betreiben
investigate enquêter untersuchen — etwas analysieren oder erforschen, sich etwas sehr genau anschauen, um es zu verstehen

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