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probe  (prb)

n.

1. An exploratory action, expedition, or device, especially one designed to investigate and obtain information on a remote or unknown region.

2. A slender, flexible surgical instrument used to explore a wound or body cavity.

3. Biology A substance, such as DNA, that is radioactively labeled or otherwise marked and used to detect or identify another substance in a sample.

4. The act of exploring or searching with or as if with a device or instrument.

5. An investigation into unfamiliar matters or questionable activities; a penetrating inquiry: a congressional probe into price fixing. See Synonyms at inquiry.

6. A space probe.

v. probed, prob·ing, probes

v.tr.

1. To explore with or as if with a probe: probe a wound; probe one's motives.

2. To delve into; investigate.

v.intr.

To conduct an exploratory investigation; search.

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[Middle English, examination, from Medieval Latin proba, from Late Latin, proof, from Latin probre, to test, from probus, good; see per¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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prober n.

probing·ly adv.

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probe

Verb

[probing, probed]

1. to investigate, or look into, closely

2. to poke or examine (something) with or as if with a probe: he probed carefully with his fingertips

Noun

1. Surgery a slender instrument for exploring a wound etc.

2. a thorough inquiry, such as one into corrupt practices

3. See space probe [Latin probare to test]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	probe - an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities; "there was a congressional probe into the scandal" investigation inquiry, research, enquiry - a search for knowledge; "their pottery deserves more research than it has received" fishing expedition - an investigation undertaken in the hope (but not the stated purpose) of discovering information
	2.	probe - a flexible slender surgical instrument with a blunt end that is used to explore wounds or body cavities surgical instrument - a medical instrument used in surgery
	3.	probe - an exploratory action or expedition exploration - a careful systematic search
	4.	probe - an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity research - systematic investigation to establish facts
Verb	1.	probe - question or examine thoroughly and closely examine enquire, investigate, inquire - conduct an inquiry or investigation of; "The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities"; "inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady" re-examine - question after cross-examination by opposing counsel; "re-examine one's witness" investigate, look into - investigate scientifically; "Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese" hear, try - examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process; "The jury had heard all the evidence"; "The case will be tried in California"
	2.	probe - examine physically with or as if with a probe; "probe an anthill" dig into, poke into penetrate, perforate - pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest" gutter - wear or cut gutters into; "The heavy rain guttered the soil"

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probe

verb 1. (often with into) examine, research, go into, investigate, explore, test, sound, search, look into, query, verify, sift, analyze, dissect, delve into, work over, scrutinize

verb 2. explore, examine, poke, prod, feel around

noun 3. investigation, study, research, inquiry, analysis, examination, exploration, scrutiny, inquest, scrutinization

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In information operations, any attempt to gather information about an automated information system or its on-line users. See also information; information operations; information system.

Translations

probe [prəub] n (MED, SPACE) → sonda (= enquiry); investigación f

vt → sondar (= investigate); investigar

probe [prəub] n (Med, Space) → sonde f (= enquiry); enquête f, investigation f

vt → sonder, explorer

probe [prəub] n (Med, Space) → Sonde f;

(enquiry) → Untersuchung f

vt (= investigate) → untersuchen (= poke); bohren in +dat

probe [prəub] n (MED, SPACE) → sonda (= enquiry); indagine f; investigazione f

vt → sondare, esplorare; indagare

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probe

n probe [prəub]

1 a long thin instrument used by doctors to examine a wound etc. wondyster مِسْبَر الطَّبيب сонда sonda sonde die Sonde καθετήρας sonda sond میل koetin sonde מִבחָן सलाई szonda alat pemeriksa luka kanni sonda 探り針 (외과용의) 탐침(探針) zondas zonde jarum perak panjang sonde sonde sonda sonda sondă зонд sonda sonda sonda sond เครื่องมือสำหรับแหย่ตรวจบาดแผล sonda 探針 зонд زخم کو معائنہ کرنے کا آلہ cái que thăm 探针

2 an investigation a police probe into illegal activities. ondersoek تَحْقيق проучване průzkum, vyšetřování undersøgelse die Untersuchung έρευνα investigación uuringud بررسی tutkimus enquête חָקִירָה जांच-पड़ताल alapos vizsgálat penyelidikan rannsókn indagine 調査 조사 tyrimas izpēte; izmeklēšana penyiasatan onderzoek undersøkelse, gransking śledztwo sindicância anchetă, investigaţie расследование vyšetrovanie preiskava istraga undersökning การสืบสวน araştırma, soruşturma 調查，探查 розслідування تحقيق sự điều tra 调查，探查

v

1 to investigate He probed into her private life. ondersoek يُحَقَّق في проучвам zkoumat, prošetřovat snage eindringen σε βάθος ερευνώ investigar uurima وارسی کردن tutkia enquêter (sur) לַחֲקוֹר जाच पड़ताल करना kutat menyelidiki rannsaka indagare さぐる 조사하다 tirti []pētīt; iedziļināties membuat penyiasatan onderzoeken undersøke, granske wgłębiać się investigar a cerceta, a investiga расследовать vyšetrovať raziskovati istraživati undersöka, utforska สืบสวน araştırmak, soruşturmak 探查 досліджувати; розслідувати تحقيق کرنا điều tra 探查

2 to examine (as if) with a probe The doctor probed the wound; He probed about in the hole with a stick. ondersoek يَسْبُر، يَفْحَص сондирам sondovat undersøge med sonde; undersøge sondieren εξετάζω sondar sondeerima معاینه کردن sondeerata sonder לִבדוֹק בְּ- जांचना, जाच पड़ताल करना szondáz memeriksa kanna, skoða sondare, esplorare 調べる ...을 탐침으로 찾다; 면밀히 조사하다 tyrinėti, zonduoti zondēt; iztaustīt memeriksa menggunakan jarum perak panjang onderzoeken sondere sondować escarafunchar a sonda зондировать; прощупывать skúmať sondirati ispitivati undersöka ตรวจสอบบาดแผลด้วยเครื่องตรวจ sondaj yapmak 用探針探查 зондувати آلہ سے جانچ کرنا dò vết thương 用探针探查