research
Syllables: re·search/ˈɹiːsɜːt͡ʃ/
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traditional/ɹɪˈsɜːt͡ʃ/
research noun: diligent inquiry or examination to seek or revise facts, principles, theories, applications, etc. (that are currently available, or that are familiar to oneself).
Noun
research (usually uncountable, plural researches)
- Diligent inquiry or examination to seek or revise facts, principles, theories, applications, etc. (that are currently available, or that are familiar to oneself).
- In an era when political leaders promise deliverance from decline through America’s purported preeminence in scientific research, the news that science is in deep trouble in the United States has been as unwelcome as a diagnosis of leukemia following the loss of health insurance.2012 January, Philip E. Mirowski, “Harms to Health from the Pursuit of Profits”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 04 Apr 2012, page 87
- The research station that houses Wang and his team is outside Lijiang, a city of about 1.2 million people.
- A particular instance or piece of research.
- The dearest interests of parties have frequently been staked on the results of the researches of antiquaries.1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter I, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans...
- 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[…]1747, The Scots magazine, volume 9, page 567
Verb
research (third-person singular simple present researches, present participle researching, simple past and past participle researched)
- To search or examine with continued care; to seek diligently.
- To make an extensive investigation into.
- To search again.
- To receive a certain response in market research.
- Agency and bank staff told the newspaper the ad researched well.
Proper noun capitalized: Research
Research
research meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
research in Hindi
- inquiry or examination
- अनुसंधान anusandhān, शोध śodh, अन्वेषण anveṣaṇ
- to examine with continued care
- शोध करना śodh karnā, जाँचना jā̃cnā
- to make an investigation into
- जाँच करना jā̃c karnā, जाँचना jā̃cnā
research in Tamil
- inquiry or examination
- ஆராய்ச்சி ārāycci
research in Marathi
- inquiry or examination
- संशोधन sauśodhan
research in Urdu
- inquiry or examination
- تَحْقِیق tahqīq
More languagesFewer languages
- research in Bengali
- গবেষণা gobeśona, অনুসন্ধান onuśondhan
- research in Telugu
- పరిశోధన pariśōdhana, పరిశోధించు pariśōdhiñcu
- research in Malayalam
- ഗവേഷണം gavēṣaṇaṁ
- research in Kannada
- ಸಂಶೋಧನೆ saṃśōdhane
- research in Assamese
- গৱেষণা কৰা gowexona kora
- research in Pashto
- څېړنه śeṛana
- research in Tagalog
- saliksik, magsaliksik
- research in Arabic
- بَحْث baḥṯ, تَحْقِيق taḥqīq, بَحَثَ baḥaṯa
- research in Malay
- penyelidikan
- research in Indonesian
- penelitian, riset
- research in Persian
- پژوهیدن pežuhidan
- research in Thai
- วิจัย wí-jai, ค้นคว้า kón-kwáa
- research in Vietnamese
- nghiên cứu, bài nghiên cứu
- research in Myanmar
- သုတေသန su.tesa.na.
Examples of research in a sentence
- One recent morning the team had to replace a broken weather research station.
- The Wonder Bread advertising research results showed the “White Picket Fence” commercial had strong fit ratings.
- While this new measure provided money for research, it also purported to cut spending overall.
Synonyms of research
Forms of research
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | researches |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | researches |
| present participle | researching |
| past participle | researched |
| past | researched |
Origin of research
Early Modern French rechercher (“to examine closely”), from Old French recerchier (“to seek, to look for”), by surface analysis, re- + search.
Words formed from research
- antiresearch
- bioresearcher
- consumer research
- coresearcher
- customer research
- dual-use research of concern
- eco-research
- gain-of-function research
- immunoresearch
- metaresearch
- neuroresearch
- nonresearch
- nonresearcher
- proresearch
- researchability
- researchable
- research and development
- research assistant
- research chemical
- researchee
- researcher
- researchful
- researchist
- research professor
- researchship
- research ship
- research tree
- researchy
- unresearchability
- unresearchable
- nonresearched
- nonresearching
- overresearched
- underresearched
- unresearched
- misresearch
- reresearch
Phrases with research
- oppo research
- basic research
- research ships
- research trees
- space research
- action research
- market research
- research papers
- cluster research
- primary research
- advocacy research
- time-use research
18 more phrasesFewer phrases
- empirical research
- marketing research
- secondary research
- historical research
- operations research
- opposition research
- research assistants
- research professors
- scientific research
- structural research
- operational research
- qualitative research
- unobtrusive research
- quantitative research
- mixed-methods research
- research assistantship
- research assistantships
- research octane numbers
Words that rhyme with research
Questions about research
- What does research mean?
- Research means diligent inquiry or examination to seek or revise facts, principles, theories, applications, etc. (that are currently available, or that are familiar to oneself).
- What is research in Hindi?
- Research in Hindi is अनुसंधान (anusandhān), शोध (śodh), अन्वेषण (anveṣaṇ). See Research meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is research?
- Research can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce research?
- Research is pronounced /ˈɹiːsɜːt͡ʃ/.
- What is the plural of research?
- The plural of research is researches.
Words near research in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: research (page history and authors); Research (page history and authors); ಸಂಶೋಧನೆ (Kannada) (page history and authors); څېړنه (Pashto) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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