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researching

researching is the present participle and gerund of research.

Meaning of research

Verb

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.
  3. (transitive) To search again.
  4. (intransitive) To receive a certain response in market research.
    • Agency and bank staff told the newspaper the ad researched well.

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Noun

researching (plural researchings)

  1. The act of carrying out research.
    • There are also the formal researchings into the past by Herod's doctors/councillors.1994, Richard Beadle, The Cambridge Companion to Medieval English Theatre, page 160

Forms of researching

pluralresearchings

Questions about researching

What does researching mean?
Researching means the act of carrying out research.
What is researching the present participle and gerund of?
Researching is the present participle and gerund of research.
What part of speech is researching?
Researching is a noun.
What is the plural of researching?
The plural of researching is researchings.

Words near researching in the dictionary

  1. researchees
  2. researcher
  3. researchers
  4. researches
  5. researchful
  6. researching
  7. researchings
  8. researchist
  9. researchists
  10. researchship
  11. researchships

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