How to Pronounce “investigate

word

/ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌɡeɪt/
in-VES-tuh-gayt
/ɪnvˈɛstɪɡˌeɪt/
in-VES-ti-gayt

IPA Transcription

American English

/ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌɡeɪt/

British English

/ɪnvˈɛstɪɡˌeɪt/

Simplified Pronunciation

US

in-VES-tuh-gayt

UK

in-VES-ti-gayt

Listen in Context

The police will investigate the accident.

Scientists are trying to investigate the disease.

We need to investigate why the machine stopped.

They're still investigating what caused the fire.