research
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From obsolete French recercher (to search closely), from Old French re-+cerchier (to search).
[edit] Pronunciation
Rhymes: -ÉœË(r)tʃ
[edit] Noun
Singular
research
Plural
countable and uncountable; researches
research (countable and uncountable; plural researches)
(uncountable) Diligent inquiry or examination to seek or revise facts, principles, theories, applications, et cetera; laborious or continued search after truth. (countable) A particular instance or piece of research.
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[edit] Translations
inquiry or examination
piece of research
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Arabic: بØØ« (báħeθ) m. Bosnian: istraživanje n. Chinese: ç ”ç©¶ (yánjiÅ«) Dutch: onderzoek n., speurwerk n. French: recherche f. German: Forschung f. Interlingua: recerca
Italian: ricerca f. Korean: 연구 (yeon-gu) Serbian:
- Cyrillic: иÑтраживање n.
- Roman: istraživanje n.
[edit] Verb
Infinitive
to research
Third person singular
researches
Simple past
researched
Past participle
[[researched]]
Present participle
researching
to research (third-person singular simple present researches, present participle researching, simple past and past participle researched)
(transitive) to search or examine with continued care; to seek diligently. (intransitive) to make an extensive investigation into.
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to examine with continued care
Finnish: tutkia fi(fi), selvittää fi(fi) Hungarian: kutat hu(hu) Japanese: ç ”ç©¶ã™ã‚‹ ja(ja) (kenkyÅ« suru)
Russian: иÑÑледовать (issl'édovat') (impf.) and (pf.) Telugu: పరిశోధించౠ(pariSOdhinchu)
to make an investigation into
Finnish: tutkia fi(fi), selvittää fi(fi) Japanese: 調査ã™ã‚‹ ja(ja) (chÅsa suru)
Russian: иÑÑледовать (issl'édovat') (impf.) and (pf.) Telugu: పరిశోధించౠ(pariSOdhinchu)
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Dutch: onderzoeken, uitvissen, uitzoeken, nagaan French: examiner, explorer, fouiller, rechercher German: recherchieren, erforschen Interlingua: recercar
Polish: badania Portuguese: buscar, explorar, investigar Spanish: investigar Swedish: undersöka, forska
