(~s, exploring, ~d)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If you ~ a place, you travel around it to find out what it is like.
After exploring the old part of town there is a guided tour of the cathedral...
We’ve come to this country, let’s ~!
VERB: V n, V
exploration (explorations)
We devote several days to the exploration of the magnificent Maya sites of Copan...
N-VAR
2.
If you ~ an idea or suggestion, you think about it or comment on it in detail, in order to assess it carefully.
The film ~s the relationship between artist and instrument.
= investigate
VERB: V n
exploration
I looked forward to the exploration of their theories.
N-VAR
3.
If people ~ an area for a substance such as oil or minerals, they study the area and do tests on the land to see whether they can find it.
Central to the operation is a mile-deep well, dug originally to ~ for oil...
VERB: V for n
exploration
Oryx is a Dallas-based oil and gas exploration and production concern.
N-UNCOUNT
4.
If you ~ something with your hands or fingers, you touch it to find out what it feels like.
He ~d the wound with his finger, trying to establish its extent.
VERB: V n