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Grammar : Adj
Spell : in-ves-ti-geyt
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈvɛs tɪˌgeɪt

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Définition of investigative

Origin :
  • 1803, from Latin investigat-, past participle stem of investigare (see investigation) + -ive. Journalism sense is from 1951.
  • adj curious
Example sentences :
  • This should be done inductively and in an investigative spirit.
  • Extract from : « Rural Life and the Rural School » by Joseph Kennedy
  • We need to be investigative, hence the instinct of curiosity.
  • Extract from : « The Mind and Its Education » by George Herbert Betts
  • Getting upon his feet, he applied an investigative eye to the crack.
  • Extract from : « The Real Man » by Francis Lynde
  • It was known around the station that he was exceptionally good with investigative work and just general police work.
  • Extract from : « Warren Commission (7 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
  • The other class — the Searching or Investigative — have little else in common except the absence of this property.
  • Extract from : « Plato and the Other Companions of Sokrates, 3rd ed. Volume I (of 4) » by George Grote
  • The wedge of cake was immediately pounced upon by an investigative hen and carried in triumph to her brood.
  • Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
  • Young lady, my name is Barbara Stratford and I'm an investigative reporter.
  • Extract from : « Little Brother » by Cory Doctorow
  • After this happened, I immediately set up an investigative team to try to find out what happened.
  • Extract from : « Warren Commission (12 of 26): Hearings Vol. XII (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
  • This investigative function of the school has been used for the most part to ascertain what children were defective.
  • Extract from : « The Family and it's Members » by Anna Garlin Spencer
  • It is unnecessary to review the rapid rise of investigative work in this field.
  • Extract from : « Scurvy Past and Present » by Alfred Fabian Hess
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