Research

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  • noun. Careful study of a given subject, field, or problem, undertaken to discover facts or principles.
  • noun. An act or period of such study.
  • intransitive verb. To engage in or perform research.
  • intransitive verb. To study (something) thoroughly so as to present in a detailed, accurate manner.
  • intransitive verb. To do research for.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To search again; examine anew.
  • To search or examine with continued care; examine into or inquire about diligently.
  • noun. Diligent inquiry, examination, or study; laborious or continued search after facts or principles; investigation: as, microscopical research; historical researches.
  • noun. In music, an extemporaneous composition preluding the performance of a work, and introducing some of its leading themes.
  • noun. Synonyms Investigation, Inquiry, etc. (see examination), exploration.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Diligent inquiry or examination in seeking facts or principles; laborious or continued search after truth.
  • noun. Systematic observation of phenomena for the purpose of learning new facts or testing the application of theories to known facts; -- also called scientific research. This is the research part of the phrase “research and development” (R&D).
  • transitive verb. To search or examine with continued care; to seek diligently.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Diligent inquiry or examination to seek or revise facts, principles, theories, applications, etc.; laborious or continued search after truth.
  • noun. A particular instance or piece of research.
  • verb. To search or examine with continued care; to seek diligently.
  • verb. To make an extensive investigation into.
  • verb. To search again.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. inquire into
  • verb. attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner
  • noun. systematic investigation to establish facts
  • noun. a search for knowledge
  • Word Usage
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