research
/ɹɪˈsɜːtʃ/ · re·search
noun
- Diligent inquiry or examination to seek or revise facts, principles, theories, applications, etc.; laborious or continued search after truth. The research station that houses Wang and his team is outside Lijiang, a city of about 1.2 million people.
- A particular instance or piece of research. The research on climate change has been ongoing for decades.
verb
- To search or examine with continued care; to seek diligently. She researched the topic thoroughly before presenting her findings.
- To make an extensive investigation into. The team researched the effects of pollution on the environment.
- To search again. I researched the same topic to see if I could find any new information.
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Did you know? The word 'research' has been used in various fields, including science, history, and social sciences, to describe the systematic investigation of a subject or phenomenon.