probe implies penetration to investigate or explore something hidden from sight or knowledge.

If you probe something, you investigate it thoroughly. If you go into business with someone, you might probe her finances to make sure that she has a good track record.

PROBE meaning: 1. to try to discover information that other people do not want you to know, by asking questions…. Learn more.

A space probe is a spacecraft which travels into space with no people in it, usually in order to study the planets and send information about them back to earth.

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.

Definition of probe noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

An exploratory action or expedition, especially one designed to investigate and obtain information on a remote or unknown region: the scouts' probe of enemy territory.

Jan 20, 2026 · probe (third-person singular simple present probes, present participle probing, simple past and past participle probed) (ambitransitive) To explore, investigate, question, test, or prove.

A probe generally refers to an investigative device used to explore, examine, or gather information. It can denotatively refer to a physical tool or instrument used in science, technology, or medicine for …

Searchers probed the mud with long poles. She probed the files for evidence that would help the investigation. The reporter asked a lot of probing questions. Her father gave her a probing look. …