English
research
Etymology

Early Modern , from , by surface analysis, re- +‎ search.

Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /ɹɪˈsɜːt͡ʃ/, /ˈɹiː.sɜːt͡ʃ/
  • (America) IPA: /ˈɹiˌsɝt͡ʃ/, /ɹiˈsɝt͡ʃ/
Noun

research

  1. (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).
    The research station that houses Wang and his team is outside Lijiang, a city of about 1.2 million people.
  2. (countable, dated) A particular instance or piece of research.
    • 1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter 1, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC ↗:
      The dearest interests of parties have frequently been staked on the results of the researches of antiquaries.
    • 1747, The Scots magazine, volume 9, page 567:
      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 […]
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research (researches, present participle researching; simple past and past participle researched)

  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.
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