research A2 Topic:Science & Research US /ˈɹiːsɜːt͡ʃ/ 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a careful study to discover... inquiryinvestigation 2 verb · to study something... exploreinvestigate More examinationexplorationscrutinystudy Word family Forms researchedresearchesresearching Derived forms antiresearchbioresearchercoresearchereco-researchimmunoresearchmetaresearchmisresearchneuroresearchnonresearchnonresearchednonresearchernonresearching Related forms recherche Common collocations marketing research Noun + noun research colloquium Noun + noun research lab Noun + noun assiduous research Adjective + noun collaborative research Adjective + noun painstaking research Adjective + noun Etymology AI details Early Modern French rechercher (“to examine closely”), from Old French recerchier (“to seek, to look for”), by surface analysis, re- + search. Topics Science & Research External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # research **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈɹiːsɜːt͡ʃ/ **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 markdown