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Adjective

Of or pertaining to investigation

Noun

The act by which something is reviewed, or thought about again

Careful examination or scrutiny

Verb

To touch with the purpose of ascertaining the degree of something

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Adjective

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Of or pertaining to investigation

inquiring^US

enquiring^UK

burning with curiosity

pushy

documentary

evidential

information-gathering

focused^US

focussed^UK

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Noun

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The act by which something is reviewed, or thought about again

reviewing

analysing^UK

analyzing^US

criticising^UK

criticizing^US

summarising^UK

summarizing^US

surveying

Noun

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Careful examination or scrutiny

enquiry^UK

inquiry^US

inquisition

inventory

manoeuvres^UK

maneuvers^US

reconnoiter^US

reconnoitre^UK

analyzing^US

judgment^US

analysing^UK

judgement^UK

etiology^US

aetiology^UK

recognising^UK

recognizing^US

telling the difference

research and development

memorising^UK

memorizing^US

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Verb

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To touch with the purpose of ascertaining the degree of something

analyzing^US

analysing^UK

running one's hands over

searching the evidence concerning

trying to get to the bottom of

conducting an enquiry into

conducting an investigation into

sifting the evidence concerning

giving something the once-over

probing into

making inquiries about

putting to the test

putting questions to

subjecting to an examination

making enquiries about

enquiring^UK

going over with a fine-tooth comb

giving something a once-over

going through with a fine-tooth comb

making enquiries into

conducting investigations into

taking a dekko at

running your eye over

dipping into

casting an eye over

shaking down

giving something a going-over

running through

trialing^US

trialling^UK

gauging^UK

criticizing^US

gaging^US

putting under a microscope

criticising^UK

leaving no stone unturned

carrying out trials on

looking something over

savoring^US

savouring^UK

asking questions about

taking a shufti round

giving something a look-see

setting eyes on

matching up

sorting

making a reconnaissance of

fishing around in

looking see

leaving no stone unturned in

seeing how the land lies

looking for

peering

giving a tryout

following a line of investigation

patting down

feeling blindly

searching high heaven

finding out the lie of the land

making an observation of

putting through its paces

practicing^US

checking something out

conducting an enquiry

taking the measure of

sitting in

getting down to brass tacks

scratching the surface

going through with fine-tooth comb

taking a good look at

road-testing

field-testing

conducting experiments

estimating the value of

carrying out a valuation of

discoursing on

comprehending

unraveling^US

unravelling^UK

memorizing^US

keeping under surveillance

carrying out an inquest into

memorising^UK

rustling up

making a reconnaissance

tracking down

running reconnaissance

summarizing^US

summarising^UK

mapping out

graphing

charting

giving something a whirl

trying something on for size

endeavoring^US

seeking information of

requesting information of

requesting information

seeking information

hitting up

subjecting to an inspection

concerning itself with

searching high and low

practising^UK

getting to the bottom of

consulting the archives

levelling^UK

leveling^US

getting the lie of the land

catching a glimpse of

putting through a sieve

going once over lightly

hitting the high spots

reading swiftly

rumbling

speed-reading

having a quick look at

brushing over

reading quickly

running eye over

looking something up and down

looking through narrowed eyes

putting someone through their paces

putting something to the test

proving out

running idea by someone

running it up a flagpole

stacking up

putting something through its paces

running something up the flagpole

seeing how wind blows

putting something to the proof

giving something a check-up

balancing the differences between

standing the pace

weighing the differences between

stacking up against

weighing against another

placing in juxtaposition

setting side by side

setting against

measuring the differences between

setting an examination for

batting around or back and forth

getting back to

chasing up

underseeing

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“Detectives would investigate Jessie's claim of being attacked to ascertain its veracity.”

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