research

See also: re-search

Contents
1 English
1.1 Etymology
1.2 Pronunciation
1.3 Noun
1.3.1 Synonyms
1.3.2 Hyponyms
1.3.3 Derived terms
1.3.4 Related terms
1.3.5 Translations
1.4 Verb
1.4.1 Translations
1.5 References
1.6 Anagrams
2 Dutch
2.1 Pronunciation
2.2 Etymology
2.3 Noun
2.4 Usage notes
2.5 Synonyms
English

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research
Etymology
Early Modern French rechercher (�to examine closely�), from Old French recerchier
(�to seek, to look for�).

Pronunciation
(UK) IPA(key): /??'s??t?/, /'?i?.s??t?/
Rhymes: -??(r)t?
(US) IPA(key): /'?i.s?t?/, /?i's?t?/
Audio (US)
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Noun
research (countable and uncountable, plural researches)

(uncountable) Diligent inquiry or examination to seek or revise facts, principles,

theories, applications, etc.; laborious or continued search after truth.
(countable, dated) A particular instance or piece of research.
Synonyms
investigation
exploration
examination
study
inquiry
scrutiny
Hyponyms
Hyponyms of research
Derived terms
Terms derived from research
Related terms
research octane number
research paper
Translations
�inquiry or examination
�piece of research
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Verb
research (third-person singular simple present researches, present participle
researching, simple past and past participle researched)

(transitive) To search or examine with continued care; to seek diligently.

(intransitive) To make an extensive investigation into.
(transitive) To search again.
Translations
�to examine with continued care
�to make an investigation into
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translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in
definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout#Translations.
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References
�research� in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th
edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, ISBN 978-0-395-82517-4.
�research� in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995�present.
"research" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.
Anagrams
reachers, searcher
Dutch
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From English research, from early Modern French rechercher (�to examine closely�),
from Old French recerchier (�to seek, to look for�). Forms a doublet with Dutch
recherche, which is a direct borrowing from French.

Noun
research f (uncountable, diminutive researchje n)

research
Usage notes
The plural is very rare or non-existent.

Synonyms
onderzoek, speurwerk, vorsing, navorsing
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intransitive verbsDutch terms with audio linksDutch terms derived from EnglishDutch
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