investigating

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Definition of investigating word

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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reconnoiter — to inspect, observe, or survey (the enemy, the enemy's strength or position, a region, etc.) in order to gain information for military purposes.
recruiter — a newly enlisted or drafted member of the armed forces.
critiquing — an article or essay criticizing a literary or other work; detailed evaluation; review.
outrider — a mounted attendant riding before or beside a carriage.
spotter — a person employed to remove spots from clothing, especially at a dry-cleaning establishment.

fact-finding — a person who searches impartially for the facts or actualities of a subject or situation, especially one appointed to conduct an official investigation, as in a labor-management conflict.
inspecting — Present participle of inspect.
investigative — to examine, study, or inquire into systematically; search or examine into the particulars of; examine in detail.

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