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Definition probe in British English
probe
noun
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noun
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- One-star words are commonly used
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/prəʊb/
1
an attempt to find out the truth about an issue, problem, or accident, made by an official group or by a newspaper, television programme etc
Example
a full-scale government probe into allegations of police corruption
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2.1
a system or piece of equipment that is used for obtaining information
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