investigating
Sayin-VES-ti-gayt-ing/ɪnˈvɛs.tɪ.ɡeɪ̯t.ɪŋ/
- 1Present participle and gerund of investigate. Use this -ing form when someone is looking into something now, or as a naming word.
The police are investigating the break-in at the store.
She spent the morning investigating why the lights kept failing.
Note
investigating is a form of investigate
investigate, verb: To look carefully into something to learn the true facts about it. Full entry
- Forms
- investigateinvestigates he/she/itinvestigating -ing forminvestigated past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- investigate → investigating: drop the e, add -ing
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