investigate for

Frequency: 6.06.5 per million words

to examine a matter in search of a specific crime or reason

investigateinvestigate + PREPOSITION

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Examples (10)

  • He is being investigated for illegal business dealings.
  • The police will investigate the suspect for fraud.
  • Scientists are investigating the new phenomenon for potential applications.
  • The committee was appointed to investigate the politician for corruption.
  • They decided to investigate the company for environmental violations.
  • The detective is investigating the crime scene for evidence.
  • The auditors investigated the accounts for any discrepancies.
  • The team plans to investigate the system failure for its root cause.
  • She was investigated for plagiarism after her paper was submitted.
  • We need to investigate the claims for their validity.