"research" meaning in English

See research in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /rɪˈsɜːtʃ/ [UK], /ˈri.sɚtʃ/ [US] Audio: en-us-research.ogg [US] Forms: research [singular], researches [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|research|researches}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Research is the process or result of trying to find an answer by reading, interviewing, watching, or doing experiments.
    Sense id: simple-research-en-noun-BqoXWmlU

Verb

IPA: /rɪˈsɜːtʃ/ [UK], /ˈri.sɚtʃ/ [US] Audio: en-us-research.ogg [US] Forms: research [canonical], researches [third-person, singular], researched [past], researched [past, participle], researching [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|research|es}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you research a question, you try to find an answer, usually by reading a lot about it, or by doing experiments.
    Sense id: simple-research-en-verb-vFG4X6-j
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