look into

Meaning

To 'look into' something means to investigate, research, or examine a situation, problem, or possibility. It is very common in workplace emails and meetings when someone promises to find more information. The tone is professional yet cooperative.

Examples

• I don't have the answer right now, but I'll look into it and get back to you.

  I don't have the answer right now, but I'll look into it and get back to you.

• Our IT department is looking into the server issue we experienced this morning.

  Our IT department is looking into the server issue we experienced this morning.

• We need to look into new marketing strategies to increase our online sales.

  We need to look into new marketing strategies to increase our online sales.

• Could you look into why the client hasn't received our invoice yet?

  Could you look into why the client hasn't received our invoice yet.

• Management is looking into the possibility of offering remote work options.

  Management is looking into the possibility of offering remote work options.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ We need to look into about the budget problem.

  ✓ We need to look into the budget problem.

  'Look into' is a transitive phrasal verb that takes a direct object. Do not use the preposition 'about' after it.

• ✗ I will look it into tomorrow.

  ✓ I will look into it tomorrow.

  'Look into' is inseparable. The pronoun 'it' or any other object must come after the preposition 'into', not between 'look' and 'into'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• The manager promised to ___ the customer's complaint immediately.

  💡 investigate

  Show answer

  look into

• We should ___ why our website traffic dropped last week.

  💡 research or examine

  Show answer

  look into