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English noun: research | |||
| 1. | research (act) systematic investigation to establish facts | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | investigating, investigation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | field work, market research, marketing research, microscopy, operations research, probe, research project, scientific research | ||
| 2. | research (cognition) a search for knowledge | ||
| Samples | Their pottery deserves more research than it has received. | ||
| Synonyms | enquiry, inquiry | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | problem solving | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | canvass, empirical research, experiment, experimentation, heraldry, investigation, nature study, opinion poll, poll, probe, public opinion poll | ||
English verb: research | |||
| 1. | research (communication) attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner | ||
| Samples | The student researched the history of that word. | ||
| Examples | Sam and Sue research the movie | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | investigate, look into | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | consult, look up, refer | ||
| 2. | research (cognition) inquire into | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | explore, search | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | investigate, look into | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | beat about, cast about, cast around, google, mapquest, prospect, re-explore | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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