research

1. 1

   Diligent inquiry or examination to seek or revise facts, principles, theories, applications, etc. (that are currently available, or that are familiar to oneself).countabledialectaluncountable

   • The research station that houses Wang and his team is outside Lijiang, a city of about 1.2 million people.
2. 2

   A particular instance or piece of research.countabledatedusually

   • The dearest interests of parties have frequently been staked on the results of the researches of antiquaries.
   • The first step I took in this so necessary a research, was to examine the motives, the justice, the necessity and expediency of the revolution[…]

syn. investigation · exploration · examination · study · inquiry · scrutiny

1. 1

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

2. 2

   To make an extensive investigation into.intransitive

3. 3

   To search again.transitive

4. 4

   To receive a certain response in market research.intransitive

   • Agency and bank staff told the newspaper the ad researched well.