phrasal verb · formal
look into
UK/lʊk ˈɪntə/US/lʊk ˈɪntuː/LOOK·in·to
task2speakingtask1
to investigate or examine a problem or situation
Examples
“The school promised to look into the students' complaints.”
“I'll look into the matter and get back to you.”
“Engineers are looking into ways to reduce emissions.”
Band 8 sentence
“Given the number of complaints, the ministry has committed to look into the procurement procedures immediately.”
Collocations
- look into a complaint
- look into possibilities
- look into the issue
Word family
look into phrasal verblooked into / looking into / looks into verb forms
Common mistakes
look for→look into
research into→look into
Say it for a higher band
5investigate→6research into→7+look into
Synonyms
investigate
examine
Easily confused
investigate
“The committee will investigate the allegations thoroughly.”
look for
“They are looking for the missing hikers.”
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