investigate
/ɪnˈvestɪɡeɪt/verb
उच्चारण इन्वेस्टिगेट
जाँच करना, छानबीन करना
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to carefully examine the facts of a situation, an event, a crime, in order to find out the truth about it
जाँच करना, छानबीन करना
- The police are investigating the case.
- Officials will investigate the cause of the fire.
- A committee will investigate the complaint about the contractor.
+ 2 more examples
- Scientists are investigating why the river fish are dying.
- Detectives investigated the theft for weeks.
Synonyms examine probe inquire into look into scrutinize
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
investigate + noun (transitive)
Investigate takes a direct object and no preposition; you investigate a crime, a complaint or a cause.
'Investigate' सकर्मक क्रिया है; इसके बाद सीधे object आता है और कोई preposition नहीं लगता।
- The CBI will investigate the bank fraud.
- Radhika investigated the cause of the power cuts for her project.
investigate + wh-clause / whether
Use a wh-word or whether when the thing to be found out is a question.
जब पता लगाने की बात एक प्रश्न के रूप में हो, तब wh-word या whether का प्रयोग होता है।
- Officials are investigating how the fire started.
- The committee will investigate whether the rules were broken.
investigate + into (wrong) / look into
Do not write investigate into. Use investigate alone, or the phrasal verb look into, or the noun investigation into.
'Investigate into' न लिखें; केवल 'investigate', phrasal verb 'look into' या noun 'investigation into' का प्रयोग करें।
- The police are looking into the matter.
- There will be an investigation into the leak of the paper.
be investigated / be under investigation
The passive is natural when the investigators are not named; under investigation describes a continuing inquiry.
जब जाँच करने वालों का नाम न बताना हो, तब passive स्वाभाविक है; 'under investigation' जारी जाँच को बताता है।
- The case is being investigated by a special team.
- Two officers are under investigation.
+Collocations 4
investigate + noun
a crimea complaintan accidentallegationsthe cause
- A panel was set up to investigate the allegations of cheating.
adverb + investigate
thoroughlyfullyindependentlyofficiallyseparately
- The matter will be investigated independently.
investigate + wh-word
howwhywhetherwhat happened
- Engineers are investigating why the bridge cracked.
noun + investigate
policereportersscientistsauditorsinspectors
- Auditors investigated the accounts of the cooperative society.
“More examples 5
- The detective investigated the theft for three weeks.
जासूस ने तीन सप्ताह तक चोरी की जाँच की।
- Scientists are investigating the effects of pollution on the Yamuna.
वैज्ञानिक यमुना पर प्रदूषण के प्रभावों की जाँच कर रहे हैं।
- The magazine sent a reporter to investigate the rumour.
पत्रिका ने अफवाह की पड़ताल करने के लिए एक संवाददाता भेजा।
- The railways have ordered an inquiry to investigate the cause of the delay.
रेलवे ने देरी का कारण जानने के लिए जाँच के आदेश दिए हैं।
- Children love to investigate strange noises in an old house.
बच्चे पुराने घर में अजीब आवाज़ों की छानबीन करना पसंद करते हैं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The police are investigating into the murder.
✓ The police are investigating the murder.
Investigate is transitive and takes no preposition.
'Investigate' सकर्मक है और इसके बाद preposition नहीं लगता।
✗ The inspector investigated about the missing files.
✓ The inspector investigated the missing files.
Investigate takes a direct object, so about must be dropped.
'Investigate' के बाद सीधे object आता है, इसलिए 'about' हटाना चाहिए।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs all mean trying to find out facts, but they differ in formality and method.
ये सभी क्रियाएँ तथ्य पता लगाने का अर्थ देती हैं, पर औपचारिकता और तरीके में भिन्न हैं।
To examine facts carefully, usually officially, to learn the truth.
सच जानने के लिए तथ्यों की सावधानी से, प्रायः आधिकारिक रूप से, जाँच करना।
- The police investigated the robbery.
To ask for information; less strong than investigate.
जानकारी माँगना; 'investigate' से कम गहन।
- I inquired about the exam date at the office.
To examine deeply, often to uncover something hidden; common in news headlines.
गहराई से जाँचना, प्रायः छिपी बात उजागर करने के लिए; समाचार शीर्षकों में आम।
- The court ordered a probe into the scam.
To examine an idea or place to learn about it, without suspicion of wrongdoing.
किसी विचार या स्थान को जानने के लिए जाँचना, बिना किसी अपराध के संदेह के।
- The students explored the old fort.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
examine probe inquire into look into scrutinize
AaSpelling
in·ves·ti·gate
?Which word?
Keep the examine words together: investigate, probe, scrutinize (look at very carefully), inquire into, delve into.
जाँचने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: investigate, probe, scrutinize (बहुत ध्यान से देखना), inquire into, delve into।
§Grammar and usage
Investigate takes a direct object ('investigate the matter', not 'investigate into the matter').
Investigate सीधा object लेता है ('investigate the matter', 'investigate into the matter' नहीं)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the National Investigation Agency (NIA, set up in 2009 after the Mumbai attacks) are India's investigation agencies.
केंद्रीय अन्वेषण ब्यूरो (CBI) और राष्ट्रीय अन्वेषण अभिकरण (NIA, मुंबई हमलों के बाद 2009 में स्थापित) भारत की जाँच एजेंसियाँ हैं।