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# investigation

noun (investigation, investigations); from the verb investigate

«investigation» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A careful search for facts to find out the truth about something, such as a crime or an accident. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/investigation/#m1)
2. (school/science) A planned experiment or study to answer a question by testing and measuring. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/investigation/#m2)
3. (maths) An open task where you explore numbers or shapes to find patterns and rules. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/investigation/#m3)

### In the lessons

Very common in school: «science investigation» means asking a question, making a prediction, doing a fair test and recording results. In maths, «an investigation» means exploring a problem («How many squares on a chessboard?»). In news and detective stories: a police investigation looks for clues and suspects. Phrases: «carry out an investigation», «under investigation», «an investigation into».

### Examples

- Our class did an investigation into which paper towel soaks up the most water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/investigation/#x1)
- The police started an investigation after the bike was stolen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/investigation/#x2)
- The cause of the fire is still under investigation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/investigation/#x3)
- In our maths investigation, we found a pattern in the square numbers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/investigation/#x4)
- A good science investigation must be a fair test. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/investigation/#x5)
- The detective's investigation led her to the old lighthouse. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/investigation/#x6)
- The school ran an investigation into who had broken the window. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/investigation/#x7)
- We wrote up our investigation with a method, results and conclusion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/investigation/#x8)
- We have seen enough to know that a very interesting line of investigation has been opened." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/investigation/#x9)

### Note

Countable: an investigation, investigations. «Carry out» or «conduct» an investigation (not «make»). «Under investigation» means it is still being studied. Do not confuse with «instigation» (starting trouble). In a fair test, change only one thing at a time and keep everything else the same.

## In Jewish tradition

Very common in school: «science investigation» means asking a question, making a prediction, doing a fair test and recording results. In maths, «an investigation» means exploring a problem («How many squares on a chessboard?»). In news and detective stories: a police investigation looks for clues and suspects. Phrases: «carry out an investigation», «under investigation», «an investigation into».

### Examples

- Further investigation proved that anciently there were counted ten double letters. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/investigation/#x1)
- But I wish to call attention to a few points which may suggest a solution or at least guide further investigation. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/investigation/#x2)

### Note

Countable: an investigation, investigations. «Carry out» or «conduct» an investigation (not «make»). «Under investigation» means it is still being studied. Do not confuse with «instigation» (starting trouble). In a fair test, change only one thing at a time and keep everything else the same.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «investigation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/investigation/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«investigation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/investigation.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «investigation» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/investigation/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«investigation» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/investigation.html) on Mova free.