Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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search | Yes | No | Yes | No |
investigate | No | No | Yes | No |
search (noun) | investigate (noun) |
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the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone | |
boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas | |
an investigation seeking answers | |
the examination of alternative hypotheses | |
an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property |
search (verb) | investigate (verb) |
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inquire into | investigate scientifically |
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of | conduct an inquiry or investigation of |
subject to a search | |
search or seek |