research

A2 Topic:Science & Research

US /ˈrisɚtʃ/ See IPA manual

Freq #1572

Meanings

1

noun
A careful study to discover new facts or information.

Their pottery deserves more research than it has received.
2

verb
To study something carefully to discover new facts or information.

The student researched the history of that word.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a careful study to discover... inquiry investigation

2 verb · to study something... explore investigate

More examination exploration scrutiny study

Word family

Forms researchedresearchesresearching

Derived forms antiresearchbioresearchercoresearchereco-researchimmunoresearchmetaresearchmisresearchneuroresearchnonresearchnonresearchednonresearchernonresearching

Related forms recherche

Appears in

Phrases (6)

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marketing research
systematic investigation of customers and the sale or distribution of products

Noun + noun
research colloquium
an academic meeting where research results are presented and discussed

Noun + noun
research lab
a laboratory used for scientific investigation

Noun + noun
assiduous research
careful investigation pursued with steady attention and persistent effort

Adjective + noun
collaborative research
an investigation carried out jointly by people or organizations

Adjective + noun
painstaking research
careful investigation carried out with great effort and attention to detail

Adjective + noun

Simplified etymology

Research arose in the late 16th century from search with the intensifying prefix re-. Search itself came through Old French cerchier from late Latin circare, “go around,” ultimately from Latin circus, “circle.”

Etymology

Early Modern French rechercher (“to examine closely”), from Old French recerchier (“to seek, to look for”), by surface analysis, re- + search.

Topics

Science & Research

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# research

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈrisɚtʃ/
**Frequency rank:** 1572

## Meanings
1. A careful study to discover new facts or information.
2. To study something carefully to discover new facts or information.

## Examples
- Their pottery deserves more research than it has received.
- The student researched the history of that word.

## Synonyms
- examination
- exploration
- inquiry
- investigation
- scrutiny
- study

## Derived Forms
- antiresearch
- bioresearcher
- coresearcher
- eco-research
- immunoresearch
- metaresearch
- misresearch
- neuroresearch
- nonresearch
- nonresearched
- nonresearcher
- nonresearching

## Related Forms
- recherche

## Etymology
Early Modern French rechercher (“to examine closely”), from Old French recerchier (“to seek, to look for”), by surface analysis, re- + search.

## AI Etymology
Research early Modern French rechercher (“to examine closely”), from Old French recerchier (“to seek, to look for”), by surface analysis, re- + search. Modern senses include a careful study to discover new facts or information. and to study something carefully to discover new facts or information.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as antiresearch, bioresearcher, coresearcher, eco-research, immunoresearch, and metaresearch and related forms such as recherche.

## Topics
- Science & Research

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