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noun. an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities. “there was a congressional probe into the scandal”. synonyms: investigation. see more. verb. examine physically with or as if with a probe. “ probe an anthill”. synonyms: dig into, poke into.
5 days ago · to examine (something) with or as if with a probe. noun. 3. something that probes, examines, or tests. 4. surgery. a slender and usually flexible instrument for exploring a wound, sinus, etc. 5. a thorough inquiry, such as one by a newspaper into corrupt practices. 6. electronics.
[intransitive, transitive] to ask questions in order to find out secret or hidden information about someone or something synonym investigate probe (into something) He didn't like the media probing into his past. probe something a TV program that probed government scandals in the 1990s + speech “Then what happened?” he probed. Want to learn more?
Verb Forms. [intransitive, transitive] to ask questions in order to find out secret or hidden information about somebody/something synonym investigate. probe (into something) He didn't like the media probing into his past. probe something a TV programme that probed government scandals in the 1990s.
noun [ C ] uk / prəʊb / us. probe noun [C] (SEARCH) a process in which someone tries to discover information about something by asking a lot of questions: an FBI probe into corruption. probe noun [C] (TOOL) a long, thin, metal tool used by doctors to examine parts of the body.
noun. /prəʊb/ probe (into something) (used especially in newspapers) a complete and careful investigation of something. a police probe into the financial affairs of the company. Arson probe after three die at home. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English probe1 /prəʊb $ proʊb/ verb [ intransitive, transitive] 1 to ask questions in order to find things out, especially things that other people do not want you to know probe into I don’t want to probe too deeply into your personal affairs.
