Probe definition
An example of probe is when a scientists studies the origin of DNA.
An example of probe is when the police investigate a case to learn the identity of the criminal.
An example of a probe is an investigation into who stole money from the petty cash jar.
An example of a probe is a probe used to perform a colonoscopy.
The scouts' probe of enemy territory.
The surgeon's probe of the clogged artery.
A congressional probe into price fixing; a reporter's probe into a public figure's past.
Probed the impact of technology on social behavior.
Birds probing in the sand for clams.
The police are probing into what really happened.
They launched a probe into the cause of the accident.
Insert the probe into the soil and read the temperature.
If you probe further, you may discover different reasons.
- An investigation, as by a legislative committee, into corruption, etc.
- An exploratory advance or patrol.
Origin of probe
- Middle English examination from Medieval Latin proba from Late Latin proof from Latin probāre to test from probus good per1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Wiktionary
- For verb: Latin probare (“to test, examine, prove"), from probus (“good").
From Wiktionary