An investigation begins by examining a question.
The idea
Look into means investigate or examine a possibility. It is common in everyday and professional English. A noun, pronoun or -ing form follows into.
Examples
- The council will look into the noise complaint.
- We are looking into a cheaper route.
- The engineer looked into the cause of the leak.
- Could you look into it before Friday?
- Our team has looked into several possible solutions.
- The library is looking into extending its opening hours.
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Watch out
Do not separate the words: say look into it, not look it into.
Try it yourself
Choose the correct option. The office will look ___ the error. (into / after)
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into
into completes the expression for investigating the error.
Choose the correct option. We looked into ___ yesterday. (it / it into)
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it
it refers to the matter being investigated.
Choose the correct option. The board is looking into ___ the service. (improving / improve)
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improving
improving names the possible change under consideration.
Practice round
Answer questions and rebuild English sentences to practise. Your score is shown.
Choose the correct option. The office will look ___ the error. (into / after)
Choose the correct option. We looked into ___ yesterday. (it / it into)
Choose the correct option. The board is looking into ___ the service. (improving / improve)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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