research :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. systematic investigation to establish facts

n. a search for knowledge; "their pottery deserves more research than it has received"

v. attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner; "The student researched the history of that word"

v. 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"

audit, audited account

n. an inspection of the accounting procedures and records by a trained accountant or CPA

test, trial, tryout

n. trying something to find out about it; "a sample for ten days free trial"; "a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain"

study, analyze, analyse, examine

v. consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives"

explore, examine for diagnostic purposes

v. examine (organs) for diagnostic purposes

explore, examine minutely

v. examine minutely

search, seek, look for

v. try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county"

comb, ransack, search thoroughly

v. search thoroughly; "They combed the area for the missing child"

study, analyze, analyse, examine

v. consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives"

follow, watch, observe, keep an eye on, watch over

v. follow with the eyes or the mind; "Keep an eye on the baby, please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed the men with the binoculars"

explore, examine for diagnostic purposes

v. examine (organs) for diagnostic purposes

explore, examine minutely

v. examine minutely

mull, meditate, ponder, contemplate, muse, reflect, ruminate, speculate, chew over, mull over, think over

v. reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"

scout, reconnoiter, reconnoitre

v. explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody

survey, run a survey of, make a survey of

v. make a survey of; for statistical purposes

venture, adventure, hazard, stake, jeopardize, put at risk

v. put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this"

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