interrogate

[US]/ɪnˈterəɡeɪt/
[UK]/ɪnˈterəɡeɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. spørge, undersøge, forhøre.
Word Forms
Third Person Singularinterrogates
Present Participleinterrogating
Past Tenseinterrogated
Past Participleinterrogated
Pluralinterrogates

Example Sentences

The lawyer took a long time to interrogate the witness fully.

Advokaten tog lang tid om at afhøre vidnet grundigt.

The police questioned/interrogated the prisoner.

Politiet afhørte/afhørte fangen.

The suspects were called in and interrogated by detectives.

Mistænkte blev kaldt ind og afhørt af detektiver.

Two suspects are now being interrogated in connection with the killing.

To mistænkte bliver nu afhørt i forbindelse med drabet.

When police officers make an arrest, they commonly interrogate the arrestee. Usually they are trying to strengthen the prosecution's case by getting the arrestee to provide some evidence of guilt.

Når politibetjente foretager en arrestation, afhører de almindeligvis den anholdte. Normalt forsøger de at styrke anklagemyndighedens sag ved at få den anholdte til at give nogle beviser for skyld.

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