05800838-n 'an investigation undertaken in the hope (but not the stated purpose) of discovering information';
 
英语 fishing expedition
Definitions
英语
an investigation undertaken in the hope (but not the stated purpose) of discovering information
日语
情報を発見する目的で行われた調査(しかし特段の目的なしに)
Relations
Hypernym: probe
Semantic Field: cognitionn
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SUMO: ⊂ Investigating

TempoWN: (Past: 0.000; Present: 0.002; Future: 0.923)

SentiWN: (+0.00 -0.00) MLSentiCon: (+0.25 -0.25)


Langs:

Seen Lemmas: vulgarization;
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