how to pronounce investigate

/ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌɡɛɪt/

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investigate is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of investigate in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… and you want to investigate so the so …”

meaning of investigate

To investigate means to examine or study in order to discover the truth or facts about something.

investigate frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word investigate occurs in english on average 11.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics investigate can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that investigate can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;

3) people, society, and culture;