# investigated

Pronunciation: say "in-VES-ti-gayt-id" /ɪnˈvɛs.tɪ.ɡeɪ̯t.ɪd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of investigate. — simple past and past participle of investigate
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of investigate. Use this when talking about looking carefully into something that already happened.
   - _Inspectors investigated the factory after the chemical leak._
   - _Every complaint was investigated before the company issued a response._

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