how to pronounce investigation

/ɪnˌvɛs.tɪˈɡɛɪ.ʃən/

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investigation is pronounced in five syllables

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An example use of investigation in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… no effort in the investigation made to …”

meaning of investigation

Investigation is the process of gathering information to solve a problem or to find the facts of a situation.

investigation frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word investigation occurs in english on average 51.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics investigation 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 investigation can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;