Noun

• S: (n) research (systematic investigation to establish facts)
• S: (n) inquiry, enquiry, research (a search for knowledge) "their pottery deserves more research than it has received"

Verb

• S: (v) research (attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner) "The student researched the history of that word"
• S: (v) research, search, explore (inquire into) "the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project"; "He searched for information on his relatives on the web"; "Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness"
• direct troponym / full troponym
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (v) investigate, look into (investigate scientifically) "Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese"
• S: (v) research, search, explore (inquire into) "the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project"; "He searched for information on his relatives on the web"; "Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness"
• S: (v) explore (travel to or penetrate into) "explore unknown territory in biology"
• S: (v) probe, examine (question or examine thoroughly and closely)
• S: (v) research (attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner) "The student researched the history of that word"
• S: (v) experiment (to conduct a test or investigation) "We are experimenting with the new drug in order to fight this disease"
• derivationally related form
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