probe
Translation
to probe, to investigate, to examine
Examples
The committee will probe the cause of the accident.
The committee will probe the cause of the accident.
The doctor used a camera to probe the wound.
The doctor used a camera to probe the wound.
She tried to probe his secrets.
She tried to probe his secrets.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) to investigate (sth.) The police will probe the matter.
((into sth.)) to investigate (sth.) thoroughly They are probing into the company's finances.
Similar Words
Synonyms: investigate, examine, explore, scrutinize
Etymology
From Latin 'probare' (to test, to prove). It means to examine deeply to test something or prove a truth.
Memory Tips
Imagine a space 'probe' (the noun) being used 'to probe' (the verb) a distant planet.