research
noun
[ rɪˈsəːtʃ ]
• the systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions.
• "the group carries out research in geochemistry"
Similar:
investigation,
experimentation,
testing,
exploration,
analysis,
fact-finding,
examination,
scrutiny,
scrutinization,
probing,
groundwork,
indagation,
experiments,
tests,
inquiries,
studies,
analyses,
work,
research
verb
• investigate systematically.
• "she has spent the last five years researching her people's history"
Similar:
investigate,
conduct investigations into,
study,
inquire into,
make inquiries into,
look into,
probe,
explore,
analyse,
examine,
scrutinize,
inspect,
review,
assess,
read,
read up on,
pore over,
delve into,
dig into,
sift through,
check out,
Origin:
late 16th century: from obsolete French recerche (noun), recercher (verb), from Old French re- (expressing intensive force) + cerchier ‘to search’.
