RESEARCH
Dictionary entry overview: What does research mean?
• RESEARCH (noun)
The noun RESEARCH has 2 senses:
1. systematic investigation to establish facts
2. a search for knowledge
Familiarity information: RESEARCH used as a noun is rare.
• RESEARCH (verb)
The verb RESEARCH has 2 senses:
1. inquire into
2. attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner
Familiarity information: RESEARCH used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• RESEARCH (noun)
Meaning:
Systematic investigation to establish facts
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("research" is a kind of...):
investigating; investigation (the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "research"):
operations research (research designed to determine most efficient way to do something)
field work (an investigation carried out in the field rather than in a laboratory or headquarters)
market research; marketing research (research that gathers and analyzes information about the moving of good or services from producer to consumer)
microscopy (research with the use of microscopes)
probe (an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity)
research project; scientific research (research into questions posed by scientific theories and hypotheses)
Meaning:
A search for knowledge
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
inquiry; enquiry; research
Context example:
their pottery deserves more research than it has received
Hypernyms ("research" is a kind of...):
problem solving (the thought processes involved in solving a problem)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "research"):
heraldry (the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies)
canvass; opinion poll; poll; public opinion poll (an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people)
investigation; probe (an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities)
empirical research (an empirical search for knowledge)
experiment; experimentation (the testing of an idea)
nature study (the study of animals and plants in the natural world (usually at an elementary level))
• RESEARCH (verb)
Meaning:
Inquire into
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
explore; research; search
Context examples:
the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project / He searched for information on his relatives on the web / Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness
Hypernyms (to "research" is one way to...):
investigate; look into (investigate scientifically)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "research"):
prospect (explore for useful or valuable things or substances, such as minerals)
google (search the internet (for information) using the Google search engine)
re-explore (explore anew)
beat about; cast about; cast around (search anxiously)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context example:
The student researched the history of that word
Hypernyms (to "research" is one way to...):
investigate; look into (investigate scientifically)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "research"):
consult; look up; refer (seek information from)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
Sam and Sue research the movie
