Synonyms

look into

Idioms

Also, see into. Investigate, as in He promised to look into the new law, or We must see into the matter of the missing checks. The first term dates from the late 1500s, the variant from the mid-1800s.

Example Sentences

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The U.S. and Israeli militaries did not confirm or explain the attack at the school, but U.S. officials said it was looking into the reports.

From Los Angeles Times

The FBI files show that the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office was looking into allegations against Black in 2019.

From The Wall Street Journal

Simons faced claims the think tank he used to run commissioned a report which looked into the background of journalists.

From BBC

The probe looked into whether Summers and other members of Harvard’s faculty and administration had interactions with Epstein that violated its guidelines on accepting gifts and should be subject to disciplinary action.

From Salon

Bafta told the BBC on Friday they looked into the microphone and had assured StudioCanal, which made I Swear, that it was not amplifying the sound in the room or the broadcast.

From BBC

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