Research

Quick meaning: Research is a noun meaning (countable, dated) A particular instance or piece of research.

Meaning

(countable, dated) A particular instance or piece of research.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To search or examine with continued care; to seek diligently.
2. (intransitive) To make an extensive investigation into.
3. (transitive) To search again.
4. (intransitive, marketing) To receive a certain response in market research.
5. (uncountable, countable in some dialects) Diligent inquiry or examination to seek or revise facts, principles, theories, applications, etc. (that are currently available, or that are familiar to one's self).

Example Sentences

Agency and bank staff told the newspaper the ad researched well.

The research station that houses Wang and his team is outside Lijiang, a city of about 1.2 million people.

The dearest interests of parties have frequently been staked on the results of the researches of antiquaries.

The first step I took in this so necessary a research, was to examine the motives, the justice, the necessity and expediency of the revolution[…]

Word Forms

• researches
• researching
• researched

Synonyms for research

Depending on context, synonyms include investigation, exploration, examination, study, inquiry, scrutiny.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include inquiry, enquiry, search, explore, investigation, investigate.

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