# investigating

Pronunciation: say "in-VES-ti-gayt-ing" /ɪnˈvɛs.tɪ.ɡeɪ̯t.ɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of investigate. — present participle and gerund of investigate
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of investigate. Use this -ing form when someone is looking into something now, or as a naming word.
   - _Detectives are investigating the cause of the warehouse fire._
   - _Investigating the missing funds took the auditors several weeks._

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