phrasal verb🧩 phrasal verb
look into
to investigate carefully
What it means
To investigate or examine something carefully in order to find out more about it. Often used in customer service, journalism, and police work.
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Examples
- I'll look into the issue and get back to you by Friday.
- Detectives are looking into a possible link between the two cases.
- Have you looked into cheaper flights from a different airport?
- Our team is looking into why the website keeps crashing at night.
Where it comes from
Inseparable. Slightly softer than 'investigate', so it sounds polite and helpful in professional emails and customer support.
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