research

Meanings

Noun

• Diligent inquiry or examination to seek or revise facts, principles, theories, applications, etc.; laborious or continued search after truth.
• A particular instance or piece of research.

Verb

• To search or examine with continued care; to seek diligently.
• To make an extensive investigation into.
• To search again.

Related

Similar words

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

Narrower meaning words

• action research
• basic research
• bioresearch
• empirical research
• historical research
• market research
• marketing research
• operational research
• operations research
• oppo research
• opposition research
• primary research
• qualitative research
• quantitative research
• scientific research
• secondary research
• space research
• structural research
• unobtrusive research

Origin

• Early Modern French rechercher, from Old French recerchier.