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I've sort of had an investigatory relationship with being a musician. I really wasn't sure what I wanted to do. I felt I had had my run - I had done Jane's and I wasn't particularly interested in music anymore.
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Meaning of "investigatory" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INVESTIGATORY

investigatory  [ɪnˈvɛstɪɡətərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INVESTIGATORY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Investigatory is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES INVESTIGATORY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of investigatory in the English dictionary

The definition of investigatory in the dictionary is involving investigation.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INVESTIGATORY


compurgatory
kəmˈpɜːɡətərɪ
defamatory
dɪˈfæmətərɪ
derogatory
dɪˈrɒɡətərɪ
dietary
ˈdaɪətərɪ
discriminatory
dɪˈskrɪmɪnətərɪ
disobligatory
ˌdɪsəˈblɪɡətərɪ
expurgatory
ɛksˈpɜːɡətərɪ
inflammatory
ɪnˈflæmətərɪ
interrogatory
ˌɪntəˈrɒɡətərɪ
laboratory
ləˈbɒrətərɪ
legatary
ˈlɛɡətərɪ
mandatory
ˈmændətərɪ
negatory
ˈneɡətərɪ
nugatory
ˈnjuːɡətərɪ
objurgatory
ɒbˈdʒɜːɡətərɪ
obligatory
ɒˈblɪɡətərɪ
purgatory
ˈpɜːɡətərɪ
respiratory
ˈrɛspərətərɪ
rogatory
ˈrɒɡətərɪ
supererogatory
ˌsuːpərɛˈrɒɡətərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INVESTIGATORY

invest
investable
investible
investigable
investigate
investigation
investigational
investigative
investigator
investitive
investiture
investment
investment account
investment analyst
investment bank
investment banker
investment bond
investment company
investment grant
investment income

WORDS THAT END LIKE INVESTIGATORY

ambulatory
anti-inflammatory
celebratory
circulatory
compensatory
conservatory
directory
explanatory
exploratory
lavatory
migratory
modulatory
oscillatory
participatory
predatory
preparatory
regulatory
research laboratory
self-explanatory
separatory
signatory

Synonyms and antonyms of investigatory in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «investigatory» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INVESTIGATORY

Find out the translation of investigatory to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of investigatory from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «investigatory» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

调查
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de investigación
570 millions of speakers

English

investigatory
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जांच पड़ताल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التحقيق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

следственно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

investigatory
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

investigatory
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

investigateur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penyiasatan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Untersuchungs
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

調査の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

하여 조사
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Investigatory
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khảo cứu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விசாரணை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तपासनीस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

soruşturma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

investigativo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

badawczy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

слідчо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de investigare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

έρευνας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ondersoekmag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

undersökande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

utrednings
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of investigatory

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INVESTIGATORY»

The term «investigatory» is regularly used and occupies the 95.263 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INVESTIGATORY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about investigatory

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QUOTES WITH «INVESTIGATORY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word investigatory.
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Eric Avery
I've sort of had an investigatory relationship with being a musician. I really wasn't sure what I wanted to do. I felt I had had my run - I had done Jane's and I wasn't particularly interested in music anymore.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INVESTIGATORY»

Discover the use of investigatory in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to investigatory and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A color atlas of heart disease: pathological, clinical and ...
Illustrates a variety of diagnostic techniques incl. ECG angiography nuclear techniques & their appl. to disorders.
George C. Sutton, Kim M. Fox, 1990
2
Air monitoring instrumentation: a manual for emergency, ...
This straightforward guide is written by two noted consultants in the field, who have had many years of experience utilizing and teaching the proper use of air monitoring equipment.
Carol J. Maslansky, Steven P. Maslansky, 1993
3
A Journalism Reader
Alan. Doig. THE. DECLINE. OF. INVESTIGATORY. JOURNALISM. Introduction IN BRITAIN THH is 70S APPEARED TO BE the peak of the power of the media in investigating political and administrative corruption. The Poulson scandal — a ...
Michael Bromley, Tom O'Malley, 1997
4
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
This system of records is exempted from subsections (c)(3) and (d) of 5 U.S.C. 552a, which would require the disclosure of: investigatory material compiled for law enforcement purposes; or investigatory material compiled solely for the purpose ...
‎1995
5
Kingdom of the Netherlands-Netherlands: Detailed Assessment ...
First, there is the BLOM which anah/zes suspicious financial information passed on by the MOT for the benefit of various criminal investigatory units, with the hope of providing viable targets of investigation to the various national and local ...
International Monetary Fund, 2004
6
Engineering Asset Lifecycle Management: Proceedings of the ...
The essence in this method is to select a boundary curve which is the investigatory level or 'investigatory curve' for an acceptable crash risk. For example, decision-makers may accept a risk of having 11 wet crashes per 10 million vehicle ...
Dimitris Kiritsis, 2010
7
Investigatory Projects in Chemistry: Theories, Methods and ...
The unique feature of this book is that the basic, theory, procedure and conclusions for each project are given in comprehensive manner.
Pradip Tekade, 2011
8
Covert Investigation
150 Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Cancellation of Authorisations) Regulations 2000 (SI 2000/2794) 60 Regulation of Investigatory Powers ( Communications Data) Order 2003 (SI 2003/3172) .. art 2 .......................................... ........ .. 29 1 ...
Clive Harfield, Karen Harfield, 2012
9
Terrorism: Special Investigation Techniques
If a person believes that a body performing investigatory operations has through its actions infringed the lawful rights and freedoms of the person, such a person is entitled to submit a complaint to a prosecutor who, after conducting an ...
Philippe De Koster, 2005
10
Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board
Supervisor Sharon Davis testified that in 2004 she gave Hendrix an investigatory interview at the Birmingham Annex; that a manager asked her where Hendrix was when he did not return from lunch; that the investigatory interview was ...
National Labor Relations Board (U S ), 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INVESTIGATORY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term investigatory is used in the context of the following news items.
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MPs win surveillance powers legal challenge - BBC News
The Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act permits Britain's security agencies and some other public bodies to gather information about ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
2
FBI: Canadian Citizen Pleads Guilty to Leading an International …
... it's the broadest coalition of law enforcement, investigatory, and regulatory agencies ever assembled to combat fraud. Since its formation, the ... «7thSpace Interactive, Jul 15»
3
NC advocates call for stricter fines for cheating employers
At a House committee meeting this week, business leaders defended a bi-partisan plan to set up an investigatory board that could impose ... «WNCT, Jul 15»
4
High Court victory for MPs in surveillance powers challenge
David Davis and Tom Watson challenged the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act earlier this year, arguing it was incompatible with ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
5
Compliant UK Press Insist 'Thousands Of Lives At Risk' If …
Earlier today we wrote about how the UK's High Court determined that the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers (DRIP) Act that passed a ... «Techdirt, Jul 15»
6
UK report details what happens when police spying goes wrong
Incidentally, the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 (DRIPA), which was used by police and other agencies to procure such ... «Engadget, Jul 15»
7
Bob Ingersoll: The Law Is A Ass #365: TV COPS PUT A HOLD ON …
Investigatory holds happen for a couple of reasons, both of which are unconstitutional and illegal. The first is that if person is taken into custody ... «Comicmix.com, Jul 15»
8
Snooping law for rewrite after landmark court ruling
... following a High Court ruling that sections of the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 (DRIPA) are inconsistent with EU law. «Law Gazette, Jul 15»
9
Schneiderman And DAs Open To Meeting
... asked the A.G. if his move to grant local prosecutors basic investigatory powers in the hours after a police-involved death was legal. «WAMC, Jul 15»
10
Spying law MPs fought for confidentiality for constituents
A ruling has been made that the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act is "inconsistent with EU law". They said they brought the legal ... «ITV News, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Investigatory [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/investigatory>. May 2024 ».
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