Look into may be used literally, with the meaning “observe the interior of something.”
- Morgan looked into the box and picked out a tiny calico kitten.
It may also be used in a figurative sense, with the meaning “investigate or examine something.”
- I looked into the problem of employee lateness and found that the bus service is largely to blame.
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