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Definition probe in British English

probe verb

verb
/prəʊb/
1

to try to find out the truth about something, especially by asking a lot of questions

Example

Investigators are probing the causes of the plane crash.

Example

You have no right to start probing into my personal life.

Example

If you probe deeper, significant differences emerge.

Synonyms and related words
ask question demand investigate look into follow up
2

to examine part of someone's body by pressing a probe into it

Synonyms and related words
anaesthetise anaesthetize anesthetize
2.1

to press something with your fingers or with a tool, especially in order to find something

Synonyms and related words
go through look out for seek out
3

to examine or move through an area, especially in order to find something

Example

Divers probed the murky waters inch by inch.

Definition probe in British English