research

1. 1.

   attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner

   “The student researched the history of that word”

   Broaderinvestigate

   Narrowerconsult
2. 2.

   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”

   Synonymssearchexplore

   Broaderinvestigate

   Narrowerprospectgooglemapquestre-explorecast about

Other forms of research

plural

researches·

past tense

researched·

present participle

researching·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about research

What does research mean?

research means "systematic investigation to establish facts". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in research?

research has 2 syllables: re-search. The stress falls on "search". In IPA it is /ɹiˈsɝtʃ/.

What is another word for research?

Close synonyms include inquiry, enquiry, search, explore. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is research a common word?

research is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with research?

1 word rhymes with research. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.