- research - systematic investigation to establish facts
--1 is a kind of investigation, investigating
--1 has particulars:operations research; field work; marketing research, market research; microscopy; probe; scientific research, research project Derived form: verb research1 - inquiry, enquiry, research - a search for knowledge; "their pottery deserves more research than it has received"
--2 is a kind of problem solving
--2 has particulars:nature study; experiment, experimentation; empirical research; probe, investigation; poll, opinion poll, public opinion poll, canvass; heraldry Derived forms: verb research2, verb research1
- research, search, explore - inquire into
--1 is one way to investigate, look into
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun research2, noun research1, noun researcher1
Somebody ----s something
- research - attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner; "The student researched the history of that word"
--2 is one way to investigate, look into
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun research2, noun researcher1
Sam and Sue research the movie