Definitions for Research
rɪˈsɜrtʃ, ˈri sɜrtʃRe·search

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. researchnoun

   systematic investigation to establish facts

2. inquiry, enquiry, researchverb

   a search for knowledge

   "their pottery deserves more research than it has received"

3. researchverb

   attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner

   "The student researched the history of that word"

4. research, search, exploreverb

   inquire into

   "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"

GCIDE(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Researchnoun

   Systematic observation of phenomena for the purpose of learning new facts or testing the application of theories to known facts; -- also called scientific research. This is the research part of the phrase

Wiktionary(2.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. researchnoun

   Diligent inquiry or examination to seek or revise facts, principles, theories, applications, et cetera; laborious or continued search after truth.

2. researchnoun

   A particular instance or piece of research.

3. researchverb

   To search or examine with continued care; to seek diligently.

4. researchverb

   To make an extensive investigation into.

5. researchverb

   To search again.

6. Etymology: Early Modern rechercher, from recerchier.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Researchnoun

   diligent inquiry or examination in seeking facts or principles; laborious or continued search after truth; as, researches of human wisdom

2. Researchverb

   to search or examine with continued care; to seek diligently

3. Etymology: [Pref. re- + search: cf. OF. recerchier, F. rechercher.]

Freebase(2.50 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Research

   "Research and experimental development comprise creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications." It is used to establish or confirm facts, reaffirm the results of previous work, solve new or existing problems, support theorems, or develop new theories. A research project may also be an expansion on past work in the field. To test the validity of instruments, procedures, or experiments, research may replicate elements of prior projects, or the project as a whole. The primary purposes of basic research are documentation, discovery, interpretation, or the research and development of methods and systems for the advancement of human knowledge. Approaches to research depend on epistemologies, which vary considerably both within and between humanities and sciences. There are several forms of research: scientific, humanities, artistic, economic, social, business, marketing, practitioner research, etc.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(4.75 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Research

   rē-sėrch′, n. a careful search: diligent examination or investigation: scrutiny.—v.i. to examine anew.—n. Research′er.—adj. Research′ful, inquisitive, prone to investigation.

U.S. National Library of Medicine(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Research

   Critical and exhaustive investigation or experimentation, having for its aim the discovery of new facts and their correct interpretation, the revision of accepted conclusions, theories, or laws in the light of newly discovered facts, or the practical application of such new or revised conclusions, theories, or laws. (Webster, 3d ed)

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. research

   Systematic work or solutions to contribute to the creation of data, information, proof or fact.

   Research is important for society to create intelligent informed choices.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 25, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Investigate
   • Investigation

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Research' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #314

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Research' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1228

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Research' in Nouns Frequency: #112

4. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Research' in Verbs Frequency: #727

Anagrams for Research »

1. searcher

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Research in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Research in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Research in a Sentence

1. Ellen Mowry:

   The results don't provide evidence that people should increase their consumption of coffee, more research is needed in this regard.

2. Isabel Morales-Munoz:

   We want to highlight that this is a very novel finding and this has not been reported before, thus there is no previous evidence to support these findings, and further research examining the specific stages of sleep development in childhood are needed, however, these findings might be explained by the fact that sleep highly varies in early childhood( compared to later stages, such as adolescence and adulthood), and that specific sleep patterns might have different significance and effects at specific stages of the child ´ s development.

3. Mario Molina:

   I made a decision it was not enough to just do the science but to also try to do something about directly applying scientific research to societal problems

4. Mark Krikorian:

   The campaign and the administration have used other material of ours so I'm delighted that they are using that immigration actions list, but there's a difference between using CIS' material as source of important research and CIS actually having a direct operational link to the administration.

5. Kenneth Kaitin:

   The industry has changed over the last few years and there has been tremendous pressure to reduce research and development costs that has resulted in a tremendous shift away from high-volume, low-cost medicines toward seeking a billion- dollar drug that treats a very, very small population.

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