| NOUN | act | research | systematic investigation to establish facts |
|---|---|---|---|
| cognition | research, inquiry, enquiry | a search for knowledge | |
| VERB | communication | research | attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner |
| cognition | research, search, explore | inquire into |
| Sounds | riyser'ch; riy'serch | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | birch ... search: 7 rhymes with erch... | |
| Meaning | Systematic investigation to establish facts. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | field work | An investigation carried out in the field rather than in a laboratory or headquarters |
| marketing research, market research | research that gathers and analyzes information about the moving of good or services from producer to consumer | |
| microscopy | research with the use of microscopes | |
| operations research | research designed to determine most efficient way to do something | |
| probe | An investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity | |
| scientific research, research project | research into questions posed by scientific theories and hypotheses | |
| Broader | investigation, investigating | The work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically |
| Spanish | investigación | |
| Catalan | investigació | |
| Verbs | research | inquire into |
| Meaning | A search for knowledge. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "their pottery deserves more research than it has received" | |
| Synonyms | inquiry, enquiry | |
| Narrower | empirical research | An empirical search for knowledge |
| experiment, experimentation | The testing of an idea | |
| heraldry | The study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies | |
| nature study | The study of animals and plants in the natural world (usually at an elementary level) | |
| poll, opinion poll, public opinion poll, canvass | An inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people | |
| probe, investigation | An inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities | |
| Broader | problem solving | The thought processes involved in solving a problem |
| Spanish | atención, encuesta, estudio, exploración, interés, investigación | |
| Catalan | estudi, investigació, recerca | |
| Verbs | research | inquire into |
| research | attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner | |
| Meaning | Attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | Sam and Sue research the movie | |
| Example | "The student researched the history of that word" | |
| Narrower | consult, refer, look up | seek information from |
| Broader | investigate, look into | investigate scientifically |
| Spanish | estudiar, investigar | |
| Nouns | research | a search for knowledge |
| researcher | a scientist who devotes himself to doing research | |
| Meaning | inquire into. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project" | |
| Synonyms | search, explore | |
| Narrower | cast about, beat about, cast around | search anxiously |
| Search the internet (for information) using the Google search engine | ||
| mapquest | Search for a location and directions by means of the MapQuest program | |
| prospect | explore for useful or valuable things or substances, such as minerals | |
| re-explore | explore / explore anew | |
| Broader | investigate, look into | investigate scientifically |
| Spanish | averiguar, buscar, explorar, indagar, inquirir, investigar | |
| Catalan | buscar, cercar, esbrinar, explorar, indagar, inquirir, perquirir | |
| Nouns | research | systematic investigation to establish facts |
| research | a search for knowledge | |
| researcher | a scientist who devotes himself to doing research | |
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