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look into

Inseparable

The verb and particle never split. The object always follows the whole phrase.

How to say it

Stress the particle, not the verb: look INTO. Saying “LOOK into” is the clearest learner tell — the verb stays light and the particle carries the beat.

Link across the gap. The final /k/ of “look” moves onto the particle and starts its syllable: “look into” is said “loo-kinto”. Pausing between the words is what makes phrasal verbs sound recited rather than spoken.

What it means

  1. To investigate something.

    • “We're looking into the delay and will get back to you.”
    • “The company promised to look into the complaint.”

    Similar: investigate, examine

The particle logic

into

Movement inward that changes state, position, or direction.

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More LOOK phrasal verbs

Compare the whole family →

look up

To search for information in a reference source.

look for

To search for something or someone.

look after

To take care of someone or something.

look forward to

To feel pleased about something that is going to happen. Always followed by a noun or an -ING form, never an infinitive.

look up to

To admire and respect someone.

look down on

To consider someone inferior.

look out

To be careful — usually shouted as a warning.

look over

To examine something fairly quickly.

look through

To examine a collection item by item.

look back

To think about the past.

look into — meaning, examples & how to say it