look into

verb

To investigate, explore, or consider.

“He looked into her eyes.”

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Meanings

verblook into (third-person singular simple present looks into, present participle looking into, simple past and past participle looked into)

present singular third person looks into · participle present looking into · participle past looked into · past looked into

  1. idiomaticTo investigate, explore, or consider.

    If you are buying a new car, you might want to look into getting a hybrid or other high-efficiency vehicle.

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: look into.

    He looked into her eyes.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbinvestigate scientifically

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investigate
Broader
analyzeanalysestudy

verbexamine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition

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analyzeanalysestudy
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian изследвам
  • изследвам (izsledvam)to investigate, explore, or consider
Czech prozkoumat, zvážit
  • prozkoumatto investigate, explore, or consider
  • zvážitto investigate, explore, or consider
Esperanto enrigardi
  • enrigardiother than figuratively
Finnish tutkia
  • tutkiato investigate, explore, or consider
French se pencher sur
  • se pencher surto investigate, explore, or consider
German Nachforschungen anstellen, recherchieren
  • Nachforschungen anstellento investigate, explore, or consider
  • recherchierento investigate, explore, or consider
Italian analizzare, guardare dentro
  • analizzareto investigate, explore, or consider
  • guardare dentroto investigate, explore, or consider
  • esaminareto investigate, explore, or consider
  • considerareto investigate, explore, or consider
  • investigareto investigate, explore, or consider
  • esplorareto investigate, explore, or consider
Latin vīsō
  • vīsōto investigate, explore, or consider
Spanish indagar (sobre/en), mirar en
  • indagar (sobre/en)to investigate, explore, or consider
  • mirar enother than figuratively
Cite this entry
APA

look into. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/look%20into

MLA

“look into.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/look%20into. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “look into,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/look%20into.

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