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look into something

 

1. Lit. to gaze into the inside of something. Look into the box and make sure you've gotten everything out of it. Look into the camera's viewfinder at the little red light.

2. and check into something; see into something Fig. to investigate something. I'll have to look into that matter. The police checked into her story. Don't worry about your problem. I'll see into it.

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look into something

to try to find out about something A federal grand jury is looking into the charges of misconduct.

Related vocabulary: inquire into something

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look into

Also, see into. Investigate, as in He promised to look into the new law, or We must see into the matter of the missing checks. The first term dates from the late 1500s, the variant from the mid-1800s.

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look into

v.

1. To investigate something; check into something: The police looked into the disturbance.

2. To direct one's gaze toward an inner area or room: He looked into the cupboard and decided to make some soup.

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