RESEARCH


Meaning of RESEARCH in English

noun , verb

■ noun

/ rɪˈsɜːtʃ; ˈriːsɜːtʃ; NAmE -sɜːrtʃ/ [ U ] (also re·searches [ pl. ] especially in BrE ) research (into / on sth/sb) a careful study of a subject, especially in order to discover new facts or information about it :

medical / historical / scientific, etc. research

to do / conduct / undertake research

He has carried out extensive research into renewable energy sources.

Recent research on deaf children has produced some interesting findings about their speech.

What have their researches shown?

a research project / grant / student

I've done some research to find out the cheapest way of travelling there.

—see also market research , operational research

■ verb

/rɪˈsɜːtʃ; NAmE -ˈsɜːrtʃ/ research (into / in / on sth) to study sth carefully and try to discover new facts about it :

[ v ]

They're researching into ways of improving people's diet.

[ vn ]

to research a problem / topic / market

She's in New York researching her new book (= finding facts and information to put in it) .

[also v wh- ]

►  re·search·er noun

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent.: from obsolete French recerche (noun), recercher (verb), from Old French re- (expressing intensive force) + cerchier to search.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.