explore

A2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /ɪkˈsploɹ/ UK /ɪkˈsplɔː/ See IPA manual

Freq #5585

Meanings

1

verb
To travel through a place in order to learn about it or discover something.

The expedition set out to explore the Arctic.
2

verb
To examine or think about something carefully.

The committee has been exploring alternative solutions to the problem.

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2 verb · to examine or think about... research

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Forms exploredexploresexploringunexplorableunexplored

Derived forms explorableexplorementexplorerexploringlyexploristaexplornographyreexploresexplore

Related forms exploration explorative exploratory

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”)).

explorer Middle French explōrō Latin

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# explore

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ɪkˈsploɹ/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪkˈsplɔː/
**Frequency rank:** 5585

## Meanings
1. To travel through a place in order to learn about it or discover something.
2. To examine or think about something carefully.

## Examples
- The expedition set out to explore the Arctic.
- The committee has been exploring alternative solutions to the problem.

## Derived Forms
- explorable
- explorement
- explorer
- exploringly
- explorista
- explornography
- reexplore
- sexplore

## Related Forms
- exploration
- explorative
- exploratory

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: explorer
- Root: explōrō

## 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”)).

## AI Etymology
Explore comes 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”)). In current use, the main senses are “To travel through a place in order to learn about it or discover something” and “To examine or think about something carefully”.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction

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