probe

to try to find out information about something or someone, especially by asking questions

investigar, indagar, investigar a alguien

• probe into/in something

Collocations probe an investigation · probe the truth

• The police are probing the circumstances of his death.

  La policía está investigando las circunstancias de su muerte.

to examine something carefully and thoroughly, especially to find out information about it or to check its condition

examinar, explorar, inspeccionar

• probe into/in something

Collocations probe a wound · probe the depths of something

• Doctors probed his chest for signs of injury.

  Los médicos examinaron su pecho en busca de signos de lesión.

a long thin instrument used for examining parts of the body or checking inside containers, machines, etc.

instrumento médico, probeta, sondar

• a probe

Collocations medical probe · electronic probe

• The doctor used a probe to examine his throat.

  El médico usó un instrumento para examinarle la garganta.

a spacecraft that travels through space and sends back information about planets, stars, etc.

nave espacial, sonda, explorador

• a probe

Collocations space probe · interplanetary probe

• The space probe sent back images of the planet's surface.

  La sonda espacial envió imágenes de la superficie del planeta.