explore

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   travel to or penetrate into

   explore unknown territory in biology

2. 2
   verb

   To examine or investigate something systematically.

   The committee has been exploring alternative solutions to the problem at hand.

3. 3
   verb

   To travel somewhere in search of discovery.

   It was around that time that the expedition began exploring the Arctic Circle.

4. 4
   verb

   To (seek) experience first hand.

   It is normal for a boy of this age to be exploring his sexuality.

5. 5
   verb

   To be engaged exploring in any of the above senses.

   He was too busy exploring to notice his son needed his guidance.

6. 6
   verb

   To wander without any particular aim or purpose.

   The boys explored all around till cold and hunger drove them back to the campfire one by one.

7. 7
   noun

   An exploration; a tour of a place to see what it is like.

   Daylight was fading quickly, but I was still keen to have a little explore of the town and beach.

8. 8
   verb

   examine (organs) for diagnostic purposes

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Latin plōrō Latin explōrōder. Middle French explorerder. English explore From Middle French explorer, from Latin explōrāre (“to investigate, search out”), itself said to be originally a hunters' term meaning "to set up a loud cry", from ex- (“out”) + plōrāre (“to cry”), but the second element is also explained as "to make to flow" (from pluere (“to flow”)).