Probe into the cause of the accident.
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Probe
//pɹoʊb//
Synonyms for "probe" (251 found)
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Strong matches (75)
enterersestimateevaluateexaminationexamineexhaustive studyexperimentexplorationexploreexplorerfathomfeel outfeelerferret outfly a kiteforagefriskgatvgauge
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geminigeo probegeodetic satellitegeophysical satellitegogo intograduategraduate nursegropehearinghouse-searchhunthuntingindagateindagationindicatorinjuninquestinquireinquire intoinquiryinquisitioninspectioninstrumentinstrument carrierintelsatinvestigateinvestigative bureaulegislative investigationlegworklicensed practical nurseloftilooklook intolpnlunalunar orbiterlunikmarinermars probesmeasuremensuratemercurymetemetermidasminenavigational satellitenimbusnursenursing sisteroaoogo
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Noun(1 words)
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Noun(1 words)
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1 entriesTranslations
158 translations across 36 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- μήλη noun (any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc)
Arabic
3 entries- مِسْبَار noun (any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc)
- مِسْبَار noun (sciences: electrode or other small device)
- مِسْبَار noun (spacecraft)
Armenian
2 entries- զոնդ noun (sciences: electrode or other small device)
- հետաքննություն noun (investigation or inquiry)
Bulgarian
4 entries- разследване noun (investigation or inquiry)
- сонда noun (any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc)
- сонда noun (sciences: electrode or other small device)
- изследвам verb (to explore, investigate, or question)
Catalan
4 entries- enquesta noun (investigation or inquiry)
- sonda noun (any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc)
- sonda noun (sciences: electrode or other small device)
- sonda noun (spacecraft)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 探測器 /探测器 noun (sciences: electrode or other small device)
- 探測器 /探测器 noun (spacecraft)
- 探針 /探针 noun (sciences: electrode or other small device)
- 調査 /调査 noun (investigation or inquiry)
Czech
4 entries- prošetření noun (investigation or inquiry)
- průzkum noun (investigation or inquiry)
- sonda noun (any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc)
- sonda noun (sciences: electrode or other small device)
Dutch
2 entries- sonde noun (sciences: electrode or other small device)
- sonde noun (spacecraft)
Finnish
4 entries- anturi noun (sciences: electrode or other small device)
- koetin noun (sciences: electrode or other small device)
- luotain noun (sciences: electrode or other small device)
- luotain noun (spacecraft)
French
4 entries- explorateur noun (any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc)
- perche noun (aeronautics: tube on aircraft)
- sonde noun (any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc)
- sonde noun (sciences: electrode or other small device)
Georgian
2 entries- გამოკვლევა noun (investigation or inquiry)
- ზონდი noun (sciences: electrode or other small device)
German
3 entries- Sonde noun (spacecraft)
- Untersuchung noun (investigation or inquiry)
- untersuchen verb (to explore, investigate, or question)
Greek
4 entries- καθετήρας noun (any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc)
- αναδιφώ verb (to explore, investigate, or question)
- ερευνώ verb (to explore, investigate, or question)
- καθετηριάζω verb (to insert a probe into)
Hebrew
4 entries- בדיקה noun (investigation or inquiry)
- זונדה noun (any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc)
- חקירה noun (investigation or inquiry)
- מחקר noun (investigation or inquiry)
Hungarian
1 entries- űrszonda noun (spacecraft)
Italian
4 entries- inchiesta noun (investigation or inquiry)
- investigazione noun (investigation or inquiry)
- sonda noun (any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc)
- sonda noun (sciences: electrode or other small device)
Japanese
4 entries- 探査機 noun (sciences: electrode or other small device)
- 探査機 noun (spacecraft)
- 探針 noun (sciences: electrode or other small device)
- 調査 noun (investigation or inquiry)
Korean
1 entries- 탐사기 noun (spacecraft)
Latin
3 entries- mēlōtris noun (any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc)
- specillum noun (any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc)
- scrūtor verb (to explore, investigate, or question)
Lithuanian
1 entries- zondas noun (spacecraft)
Malay
2 entries- kuar noun (sciences: electrode or other small device)
- kuar noun (spacecraft)
Māori
4 entries- rou noun (any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc)
- rou noun (investigation or inquiry)
- toromoka noun (any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc)
- waka ātea whakaoreore noun (spacecraft)
Norwegian
3 entries- sonde noun (sciences: electrode or other small device)
- undersøke verb (to explore, investigate, or question)
- utforske verb (to explore, investigate, or question)
Occitan
4 entries- enquèsta noun (investigation or inquiry)
- investigacion noun (investigation or inquiry)
- sonda noun (any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc)
- sonda noun (sciences: electrode or other small device)
Ottoman Turkish
3 entries- اسقندیل noun (any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc)
- سونده noun (any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc)
- میل noun (any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc)
Polish
4 entries- sonda noun (any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc)
- badać verb (to explore, investigate, or question)
- dociec verb (to explore, investigate, or question)
- dociekać verb (to explore, investigate, or question)
Portuguese
4 entries- investigação noun (investigation or inquiry)
- sonda noun (any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc)
- sonda noun (sciences: electrode or other small device)
- sonda noun (spacecraft)
Russian
4 entries- АМС noun (spacecraft)
- зонд noun (any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc)
- зонд noun (sciences: electrode or other small device)
- зонд noun (spacecraft)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- iarr verb (to explore, investigate, or question)
Slovene
1 entries- sonda noun (spacecraft)
Spanish
4 entries- sonda noun (any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc)
- sonda noun (sciences: electrode or other small device)
- sonda noun (radioactively labeled molecule)
- sonda espacial noun (spacecraft)
Swedish
2 entries- sond noun (spacecraft)
- utforska verb (to explore, investigate, or question)
Telugu
1 entries- ఏషణి noun (any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc)
Turkish
4 entries- prob noun (sciences: electrode or other small device)
- sonda noun (any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc)
- sonda noun (spacecraft)
- aramak verb (to explore, investigate, or question)
Vietnamese
1 entries- thăm dò noun (spacecraft)
Welsh
1 entries- chwiliedydd noun (sciences: electrode or other small device)
Sample sentences
18 total sentences available.
Investigators are running a probe into what caused the crash.
Source: tatoeba (277970)
I dare not probe too deeply, lest I uncover the awful truth!
Source: tatoeba (618674)
The Russian space probe Luna 3 saw the far side of the moon for the first time in 1959.
Source: tatoeba (3600755)
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