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{{also|Probe|probé|próbę}}
==English==

===Etymology===
{{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰuH-}}
For verb: borrowed from {{bor|en|la|probare||to test, examine, prove}}, from {{m|la|probus||good}}. {{doublet|en|prove}}.

For noun: borrowed from {{bor|en|LL.|proba||a proof}}, from {{m|la|probare||to test, examine, prove}}; {{doublet|en|proof}}. Compare {{cog|es|tienta||a surgeon's probe}}, from {{m|es|tentar||try, test}}; see [[tempt]].

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/pɹəʊb/|a=UK}}
** {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-probe.wav|a=Southern England}}
* {{IPA|en|/pɹoʊb/|a=GA}}
* {{rhymes|en|əʊb|s=1}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun}}

# {{lb|en|surgery}} Any of various medical [[instrument]]s used to explore wounds, organs, etc. {{defdate|from 15th c.}}
## {{lb|en|comedy|fiction}} An [[anal]] probe, a fictional instrument commonly used by [[alien]]s on abducted humans.
##* {{quote-web|en|date=Aug 2 2004|author=Bayard Russell|url=http://nonemore.keenspace.com/d/20040802.html|work=nonemorecomic|passage=You know, XR178.9, we haven't done any anal '''probes''' in a while.  }}
##* {{quote-web|en|date=Sep 14 2009|author=Ryan Hudson|title=Can I Abduct You?|url=https://www.channelate.com/comic/can-i-abduct-you-pt2/|work=ChannelATE|passage=You listen here! We don't do anal '''probes''' like other aliens,  but I'm about to make an exception!}}
# {{lb|en|figuratively}} Something which [[penetrate]]s something else, as though to explore; something which obtains information. {{defdate|from 17th c.}}
#* {{quote-journal|en|date=4 Aug 73|journal=Gay Community News|page=3|author=J. Ralf Green|title=The Hossenpfepper Column|text=Silverberg also gives the reader reader some excellent character insight; deep '''probes''' into the minds of all the principals bring the reader closer to the persons involved than might be thought possible with the plot so far removed from the realm of normality.}}
# An act of [[probing]]; a [[prod]], a [[poke]]. {{defdate|from 19th c.}}
# {{lb|en|figuratively}} An [[investigation]] or [[inquiry]]. {{defdate|from 20th c.}}
#: {{ux|en|They launched a '''probe''' into the cause of the accident.}}
# {{lb|en|aeronautics}} A [[tube]] attached to an [[aircraft]] which can be fitted into the [[drogue]] from a [[tanker aircraft]] to allow for [[aerial refuelling]]. {{defdate|from 20th c.}}
# {{lb|en|sciences}} A small device, especially an [[electrode]], used to [[explore]], [[investigate]] or [[measure]] something by penetrating or being placed in it. {{defdate|from 20th c.}}
#: {{ux|en|Insert the '''probe''' into the soil and read the temperature.}}
# {{lb|en|astronautics}} A small, usually [[uncrewed]], [[spacecraft]] used to acquire [[information]] or measurements about its surroundings. {{defdate|from 20th c.}}
# {{lb|en|game of go}} A move with multiple possible answers, seeking to make the opponent choose and commit to a strategy.
# {{lb|en|biochemistry}} Any group of atoms or molecules radioactively labeled in order to study a given molecule or other structure

====Synonyms====
* (''game of go'') [[yosu-miru]]

====Derived terms====
{{der3|en|probe-and-drogue|armed probe|Bracewell probe|lambda probe|light probe|probe-scissors|reflection probe|space probe|von Neumann probe}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|сонда|f}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|sonda|f}}
* French: {{t+|fr|sonde}}, {{t+|fr|explorateur}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|καθετήρας|m}}
*: Ancient: {{t|grc|μήλη|f}}
* Hebrew: {{t+|he|זונדה|f|tr=zónda}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|sonda}}, {{t+|it|specillo}}
* Latin: {{t|la|specillum|n}}, {{t|la|mēlōtris|f}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|rou}}, {{t|mi|toromoka}}
* Occitan: {{t+|oc|sonda|f}}
* Ottoman Turkish: {{t|ota|میل|tr=mil}}, {{t|ota|سونده|tr=sonda}}, {{t|ota|اسقندیل|tr=iskandil}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|sonda|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|sonda|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зонд|m}}, {{t+|ru|щуп|m}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|tienta|f}}, {{t+|es|sonda}}
* Telugu: {{t|te|ఏషణి}}
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{{trans-top|investigation or inquiry}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|հետաքննություն}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|разследване|n}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|sondeig|f}}, {{t+|ca|enquesta|f}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|調査}}, {{t+|cmn|调查|tr=diàochá}}
* Czech: {{t|cs|prošetření|n}}, {{t+|cs|průzkum|m}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|tutkimus}}, {{t+|fi|selvitys}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|გამოკვლევა}}
* German: {{t+|de|Untersuchung|f}}
* Hebrew: {{t+|he|מחקר|m|tr=mehkár}}, {{t|he|חקירה|f|tr=khakirá}}, {{t|he|בדיקה|f|tr=bdiká}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inchiesta|f}}, {{t+|it|investigazione|f}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|調査|tr=ちょうさ, chōsa}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|rou}}
* Occitan: {{t+|oc|sondatge|m}}, {{t+|oc|investigacion|f}}, {{t+|oc|enquèsta|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|investigação|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|иссле́дование|n}}, {{t+|ru|рассле́дование|n}}, {{t+|ru|зонди́рование|n}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|sondeo|m}}
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{{trans-top|aeronautics: tube on aircraft}}
* French: {{t+|fr|perche|f}}
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{{trans-top|sciences: electrode or other small device}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|مِسْبَار|m}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|զոնդ}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|сонда|f}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|sonda|f}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|探測器|tr=tàncèqì}}, {{t+|cmn|探針|tr=tànzhēn}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|sonda|f}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|sonde|m|f}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|luotain}}, {{t+|fi|koetin}}, {{t+|fi|anturi}}, {{t+|fi|sondi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|sonde|f}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|ზონდი}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|sonda|f}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|探針|tr=たんしん, tanshin}}, {{t+|ja|探査機|tr=たんさき, tansaki}}
* Malay: {{t+|ms|kuar}}
* Norwegian: {{t|no|sonde|m}}
* Occitan: {{t+|oc|sonda|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|sonda|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зонд|m}}, {{t+|ru|щуп|m}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|sonda|f}}
* Welsh: {{t|cy|chwiliedydd|m}}
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{{trans-top|spacecraft}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|مِسْبَار|m}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|sonda|f}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|探測器|tr=tàncèqì}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|sonda|f}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|sonde|f}}
* French: {{t+|fr|sonde|f}}
* German: {{t+|de|Sonde|f}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|űrszonda}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|sonda|f}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|探査機|tr=たんさき, tansaki|sc=Jpan}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|탐사기}}
* Lithuanian: {{t|lt|zondas|m}}
* Malay: {{t+|ms|kuar}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|waka ātea whakaoreore}}
* Occitan: {{t+|oc|sonda|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|sonda|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зонд|m}}, {{t+|ru|АМС|f}}, {{t+|ru|автомати́ческая межплане́тная ста́нция|f}}
* Spanish: {{t|es|sonda espacial|f}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|sond|c}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|thăm dò}}
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{{trans-top|radioactively labeled molecule}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|sonda|f}}
* French: {{t+|fr|sonde}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|sonda}}
* Occitan: {{t+|oc|sonda}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|sonda}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|sonda}}
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===Verb===
{{en-verb}}

# {{lb|en|ambitransitive}} To [[explore]], [[investigate]], [[question#Verb|question]], [[test#Verb|test]], or [[prove#Verb|prove]]<!--as in "[[proving ground]]" or "[[proof mark]]"-->.
#: {{ux|en|If you '''probe''' further, you may discover different reasons.}}
#* {{RQ:Hallam England|passage=the growing disposition to '''probe''' the legality of all acts of the crown}}
#* {{quote-book|en|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Life_in_20_Lessons/B7fEDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22then+probe+deeper%22&pg=PT116&printsec=frontcover|year=2019|author=Chris Meyer|page=116|passage=It was exhilarating to watch him share a meal and then '''probe''' deeper into the cultures, the politics, and the heartbeat of the people of the city or country he was in. He seemed so learned, but not in any pretentious way.}}
# {{lb|en|transitive}} To insert a probe into.

====Related terms====
* {{l|en|probable}}
* {{l|en|probesome}}
* {{l|en|prove}}
* {{l|en|proof}}
* {{l|en|probity}}
* {{l|en|probation}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|to explore, investigate, or question}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|изследвам}}, {{t+|bg|проучвам}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|探查|tr=tànchá}}, {{t+|cmn|查明|tr=chámíng}}, {{t+|cmn|調査}}, {{t+|cmn|调查|tr=diàochá}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|tutkia}}, {{t+|fi|tunnustella}}, {{t+|fi|tiedustella}}, {{t|fi|[[ottaa]] [[selko]]}}
* German: {{t+|de|untersuchen}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|ερευνώ}}, {{t+|el|αναδιφώ}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|investigare}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|調査する|tr=ちょうさする, chōsa-suru}}
* Latin: {{t|la|scrūtor}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|hurahura}}, {{t|mi|pākiki}}, {{t|mi|pākiki|m-d}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|undersøke}}, {{t+|no|utforske}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|dociekać|impf}}, {{t|pl|dociec|pf}}, {{t+|pl|wnikać|impf}}, {{t|pl|wniknąć|pf}}, {{t+|pl|badać|impf}}, {{t+|pl|zbadać|pf}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|sondar}}, {{t+|pt|investigar}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|иссле́довать}}, {{t+|ru|рассле́довать}}, {{t+|ru|зонди́ровать}}
* Scottish Gaelic: {{t|gd|iarr}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|sondar}}, {{t+|es|sondear}}, {{t+|es|asondar}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|utforska}}
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{{trans-top|to insert a probe into}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|сондирам}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|καθετηριάζω}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|toromoka}}, {{t|mi|ore}}, {{t|mi|whakaoreore}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|sondar}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|sondar}}, {{t+|es|asondar}}, {{t+|es|sondear}}
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===Further reading===
* {{R:Webster 1913}}
* {{R:Century 1911}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=beopr|Pober|rebop}}

==Asturian==

===Adjective===
{{ast-adj-mf}}

# [[poor]]

====Derived terms====
* {{l|ast|probitú}}

==Galician==

===Verb===
{{head|gl|verb form}}

# {{gl-verb form of|probar}}

==German==

===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|de|De-probe.ogg}}

===Verb===
{{head|de|verb form}}

# {{verb form of|de|proben||1|s|pres|;|1//3|s|sub|I|;|s|imp}}

==Italian==

===Pronunciation===
{{it-pr|pròbe}}

===Adjective===
{{head|it|adjective form}}

# {{feminine plural of|it|probo}}

==Latin==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|la|itc-pro|*proβwēd}}.

===Adverb===
{{la-adv|probē}}

# [[well]], [[rightly]], [[properly]], [[correctly]], [[fitly]], [[opportunely]], [[excellently]]

===Adjective===
{{head|la|adjective form}}

# {{inflection of|la|probus||voc|m|s}}

===References===
* {{R:L&S}}
* {{R:Elementary Lewis}}
* {{R:Gaffiot}}

==Spanish==

===Etymology===
{{metathesis|es|title=Metathesized}} from {{m|es|pobre}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{es-pr}}

===Adjective===
{{es-adj}}

# {{lb|es|obsolete|except in|_|New Mexico}} {{alt form|es|pobre}}