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Etymology
From obsolete French recercher (to search closely), from Old French re-+cerchier (to search).

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-research.ogg|Audio (US)

Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)t�|-��(r)t�

Noun
en-noun|-

1. Diligent inquiry or examination to seek or revise facts, principles, theories, applications, et cetera; laborious or continued search after truth.
2. A particular instance or piece of research.

Synonyms
investigation
examination
inquiry
scrutiny

Translations
trans-top|inquiry or examination
Czech: výzkum m
Finnish: tutkimus
trans-mid
Russian: и��ледование (issl'édovanije) n
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trans-top|piece of research
Finnish: tutkimus, selvitys
trans-mid
Russian: и��ледование (issl'édovanije) n
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Translations to be checked
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trans-top|to be checked
ttbc|Arabic: ARchar|بحث IPAchar|(báħeθ) m
ttbc|Bosnian: istraživanje#Bosnian|istraživanje n
ttbc|Chinese: �究 (yánjiū)
ttbc|Dutch: onderzoek n, speurwerk n
ttbc|French: recherche f
ttbc|German: Forschung f
ttbc|Hungarian: kutatás
ttbc|Interlingua: recerca
trans-mid
ttbc|Italian: ricerca f
ttbc|Japanese: �究 (kenkyū), 調� (ch�sa)
ttbc|Korean: �구 (yeon-gu)
ttbc|Portuguese: pesquisa f
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: и���ажива�е#Serbian|и���ажива�е n
:Roman: istraživanje#Serbian|istraživanje n
ttbc|Spanish: investigación f
ttbc|Swedish: undersökning c, forskning c
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Verb
en-verb|researches|researching|researched

1. transitive to search or examine with continued care; to seek diligently.
2. intransitive to make an extensive investigation into.

Translations
trans-top|to examine with continued care
Finnish: tutkia, selvittää
trans-mid
Russian: и��ледова�� (issl'édovat') impf and pf
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trans-top|to make an investigation into
Finnish: tutkia, selvittää
trans-mid
Russian: и��ледова�� (issl'édovat') impf and pf
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Translations to be checked
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trans-top|to be checked
ttbc|Dutch: onderzoeken, uitvissen, uitzoeken, nagaan
ttbc|French: examiner, explorer, fouiller, rechercher
ttbc|German: recherchieren, erforschen
ttbc|Interlingua: recercar
trans-mid
ttbc|Japanese: �究�� (kenkyū-suru), 調��� (ch�sa-suru)
Polish badania
ttbc|Portuguese: buscar, explorar, investigar
ttbc|Spanish: investigar
ttbc|Swedish: undersöka, forska
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References
R:American Heritage 2000|research
R:Dictionary.com|research
R:WordNet 2003|research

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