research
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Early Modern French rechercher (“to examine closely”), from Old French recerchier (“to seek, to look for”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /ɹəˈsɜː(ɹ)tʃ/, /ˈɹiː.sɜː(ɹ)tʃ/, SAMPA: /r@"s3:(r)tS/, /"ri:.s3:(r)tS/
- Rhymes: -ɜː(r)tʃ
- (US) IPA: /ˈɹi.sɝtʃ/, SAMPA: /"ri.s3`tS/; IPA: /ɹiˈsɝtʃ/
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[edit] Noun
research (countable and uncountable; plural researches)
- (uncountable) Diligent inquiry or examination to seek or revise facts, principles, theories, applications, et cetera; laborious or continued search after truth.
- (countable) A particular instance or piece of research.
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inquiry or examination
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piece of research
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[edit] Verb
research (third-person singular simple present researches, present participle researching, simple past and past participle researched)
- (transitive) To search or examine with continued care; to seek diligently.
- (intransitive) To make an extensive investigation into.
- (transitive) To search again.
[edit] Translations
to examine with continued care
to make an investigation into
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[edit] References
- “research” in The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
- “research” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
- "research" in WordNet 3.0, Princeton University, 2006.