Explore

Quick meaning: Explore is a verb meaning (intransitive, obsolete) To seek for something or after someone.

Meaning

(intransitive, obsolete) To seek for something or after someone.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To examine or investigate something systematically.
2. (transitive) To travel somewhere in search of discovery.
3. (intransitive, medicine) To examine diagnostically.
4. (transitive) To (seek) experience first hand.
5. (intransitive) To be engaged exploring in any of the above senses.
6. (intransitive) To wander without any particular aim or purpose.
7. (transitive) To seek sexual variety, to sow one's wild oats.

Example Sentences

He was too busy exploring to notice his son needed his guidance.

It is normal for a boy of this age to be exploring his sexuality.

The committee has been exploring alternative solutions to the problem at hand.

It was around that time that the expedition began exploring the Arctic Circle.

Word Forms

• explores
• exploring
• explored

Synonyms for explore

Depending on context, synonyms include research, search.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include search, research, seek, exploration, exploratory, explorer.

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