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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024probe /proʊb/USA pronunciation v., probed, prob•ing, n. v. - to examine with or as if with a probe: [~ + object]The doctor probed the wound carefully before removing the bullet.[no object]She probed carefully into the wound.
- to search into or examine thoroughly: [~ + object]He probed his conscience to figure out what he should do.[no object]The economist probed into the problem.
n. [countable] - a slender surgical instrument for exploring the depth or direction of a wound, sinus, or the like:inserting a probe into the wound.
- any slender device inserted into something in order to explore or examine:A probe was pushed slowly into the reactor core to determine how much radioactivity had been released.
- Governmentan investigation of suspected illegal activity:promised a probe into the scandal.
- a satellite sent into space to examine conditions and report back;
a space probe.
See -prob-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024probe (prōb),USA pronunciation v., probed, prob•ing, n. v.t. - to search into or examine thoroughly;
question closely:to probe one's conscience. - to examine or explore with a probe.
v.i. - to examine or explore with or as if with a probe.
n. - the act of probing.
- a slender surgical instrument for exploring the depth or direction of a wound, sinus, or the like.
- an investigation, esp. by a legislative committee, of suspected illegal activity.
- [Aerospace.]See space probe.
- a projecting, pipelike device on a receiving aircraft used to make connection with and receive fuel from a tanker aircraft during refueling in flight.
- a device, attached by cord to an oven, that can be inserted into roasts or other food so that the oven shuts off when the desired internal temperature of the food is reached.
- Genetics[Biol.]any identifiable substance that is used to detect, isolate, or identify another substance, as a labeled strand of DNA that hybridizes with its complementary RNA or a monoclonal antibody that combines with a specific protein.
- Latin probāre. See proof
- Medieval Latin proba examination, Late Latin: test, derivative of probāre (see prove); (verb, verbal) partly derivative of the noun, nominal, partly
- (noun, nominal) 1555–65
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged investigate, scrutinize.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: probe /prəʊb/ vb - (transitive) to search into or question closely
- to examine (something) with or as if with a probe
n - something that probes, examines, or tests
- a slender and usually flexible instrument for exploring a wound, sinus, etc
- a thorough inquiry, such as one by a newspaper into corrupt practices
- a lead connecting to or containing a measuring or monitoring circuit used for testing
- any of various devices that provide a coupling link, esp a flexible tube extended from an aircraft to link it with another so that it can refuel
- See space probe
Etymology: 16th Century: from Medieval Latin proba investigation, from Latin probāre to testˈprobeable adj ˈprober n |