untersuchen

German

Etymology

15th century, from unter- + suchen. Compare Dutch onderzoeken, English underseek.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʊntərˈzuːxən/, [ʔʊn.tɐˈzuː.xn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: un‧ter‧su‧chen

Verb

untersuchen (weak, third-person singular present untersucht, past tense untersuchte, past participle untersucht, auxiliary haben)

  1. to examine, investigate (inspect or study carefully in order to reach a conclusion)
    • 2021 March 10, Jack McGovan, “Autoreifen aus Löwenzahn - eine ökologische Alternative?”, in Deutsche Welle (article), retrieved 1 July 2022:
      Sie forschten in den Weiten der Sowjetunion und untersuchten rund eintausend verschiedene Pflanzenarten, um einen Ersatz für den Saft des südamerikanischen Kautschukbaums Hevea brasiliensis zu finden.
      2021 March 10, Jack McGovan, Could rubber from dandelions make tires more sustainable?, in Deutsche Welle (article), retrieved 1 July 2022:
      They scoured the vast and various territories of the Soviet Union and examined over 1,000 different species looking for an alternative to the South American rubber tree, Hevea brasiliensi.

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Descendants

  • Danish: undersøge

Further reading

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