indagar

/indaˈɣaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain Financial Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: financial. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
indago
preterite (yo)
indagué
past participle
indagado

Meaning

  1. to investigate

    • La policía indaga el caso.

      The police are investigating the case.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

investigar

indagar and investigar are close synonyms for "to investigate"; indagar is slightly more formal or literary.

Similar in other languages

French

enquêter

enquêter is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to investigate."

Portuguese

investigar

investigar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to investigate."

Practice

1 What does indagar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches indagar?

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