- past participle of investigate.
- past tense form of investigate.
investigated
Example Sentences
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When police investigated this claim the company did not exist and his salary was actually between £20,000 and £30,000 at this time.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
It said that all detainees are held in accordance with the law, with full regard for their basic rights, including medical care, and that complaints or allegations of abuse are investigated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Victoria said those concerns were not properly investigated.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
UC had carefully laid out the road map: One work group would have investigated “the advantages and disadvantages” of relying on SAT and ACT scores and California’s 11th-grade Smarter Balanced assessment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Meanwhile, physiologist Sherburne F. Cook investigated the consequences of disease in the same area.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
