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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 References

[ English

Wikipedia

[ Etymology

From obsolete French recercher (to search closely), from Old French re-+cerchier (to search).

[ Pronunciation

•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)tʃ

[ Noun

Singular research

Plural countable and uncountable; researches

research (countable and uncountable; plural researches)

1. (uncountable) Diligent inquiry or examination to seek or revise facts, principles, theories, applications, et cetera; laborious or continued search after truth.
2. (countable) A particular instance or piece of research.

[ Synonyms

• researches
• investigation
• exploration
• examination
• study
• inquiry
• scrutiny

[ Derived terms

desk research empirical research field research historical research

primary research qualitative research quantitative research scientific research secondary research

[ Translations

inquiry or examination

Czech: výzkum cs(cs) m. Finnish: tutkimus fi(fi) Hungarian: kutatás hu(hu)

Japanese: 研究 ja(ja) (kenkyū) Russian: исследование ru(ru) (issl'édovanije) n.

piece of research

Finnish: tutkimus fi(fi), selvitys fi(fi) Japanese: 調査 ja(ja) (chōsa)

Russian: исследование ru(ru) (issl'édovanije) n.

[ Verb

Infinitive to research

Third person singular researches

Simple past researched

Past participle [[researched]

Present participle researching

to research (third-person singular simple present researches, present participle researching, simple past and past participle researched)

1. (transitive) to search or examine with continued care; to seek diligently.
2. (intransitive) to make an extensive investigation into.

[ Translations

to examine with continued care

Finnish: tutkia fi(fi), selvittää fi(fi) Hungarian: kutat hu(hu)

Japanese: 研究する ja(ja) (kenkyū suru) Russian: исследовать (issl'édovat') (impf.) and (pf.)

to make an investigation into

Finnish: tutkia fi(fi), selvittää fi(fi) Japanese: 調査する ja(ja) (chōsa suru)

Russian: исследовать (issl'édovat') (impf.) and (pf.)

[ References

• “research” in The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
• “research” in thee Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
• “research” in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.