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etwas untersuchen
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English
German
German
in·ves·ti·gate [ɪnˈvestɪgeɪt] VB trans
to investigate sth
to investigate sth evidence, clues
etw dat nachgehen
to investigate a case LAW
to investigate a case LAW
to investigate connections/methods
to investigate a crime
to investigate a subject
German
German
English
English
jdn/etw ausforschen
to investigate [sb/sth]
jdn/etw durchleuchten
[gegen jdn] [wegen einer S. gen] ermitteln
to investigate [sb] [for sth]
etw/jdn untersuchen
to investigate [or look into] sth/sb
jdn auf etw acc überprüfen
to investigate sb's sth [or sth of sb]
Present
Iinvestigate
youinvestigate
he/she/itinvestigates
weinvestigate
youinvestigate
theyinvestigate
Past
Iinvestigated
youinvestigated
he/she/itinvestigated
weinvestigated
youinvestigated
theyinvestigated
Present Perfect
Ihaveinvestigated
youhaveinvestigated
he/she/ithasinvestigated
wehaveinvestigated
youhaveinvestigated
theyhaveinvestigated
Past Perfect
Ihadinvestigated
youhadinvestigated
he/she/ithadinvestigated
wehadinvestigated
youhadinvestigated
theyhadinvestigated
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The rings can be isomerized to 1,3-dienes and for this reason polybenzvalene has been investigated as a precursor to polyacetylene.
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This species has been investigated for application in bioremediation.
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In addition, the minimal group paradigm has been used to investigate the out-group homogeneity effect.
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Soon growing bored they venture out to investigate their surroundings.
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( 4 ) The House of Representatives and the Senate may request the Court of Audit to investigate matters of particular importance and report on them.
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The vast number of different compounds, their different sources, and their different life times in the atmosphere ( minutes to months ) offer numerous options to investigate atmospheric processes in detail.
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Die Vielzahl dieser Verbindungen, ihre unterschiedlichen Quellen und die unterschiedlichen Lebensdauern ( von wenigen Minuten bis Monaten ) bieten uns vielfältige Möglichkeiten, atmosphärische Prozesse detailliert zu untersuchen.
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