n. | 1. | Diligent inquiry or examination in seeking facts or principles; laborious or continued search after truth; |
2. | Systematic observation of phenomena for the purpose of learning new facts or testing the application of theories to known facts; - also called | |
v. t. | 1. | To search or examine with continued care; to seek diligently. |
Noun | 1. | ![]() |
2. | research - a search for knowledge; "their pottery deserves more research than it has received" | |
Verb | 1. | research - inquire into |
2. | research - attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner; "The student researched the history of that word" |