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Meaning of research in English

 

research
noun [ U  ]
UK 
 /rɪˈsɜːtʃ/ /ˈriː.sɜːtʃ/ US 
 /ˈriː.sɝːtʃ/ /rɪˈsɝːtʃ/
(UK also researches [ plural  ])
 
B1
 a detailed study of
a subject, especially in order to discover (new) information or reach a
(new) understanding:
scientific/medical research
a research student/assistant/laboratory
They
are carrying out/conducting/doing some fascinating research into/on the 
language of dolphins.
UK His researches in
the field of disease prevention produced unexpected results.
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 He has dedicated his life to scientific research.
 He emphasized that all the people taking part in the research
were volunteers.
 The state of Michigan has endowed three institutes to do research
for industry.
 I'd like to see the research that
these recommendations are founded on.
 It took months of painstaking research to write the book.
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research
verb [ I  or T  ]
UK 
 /rɪˈsɜːtʃ/ US 
 /rɪˈsɝːtʃ/
 
B2
to study a subject in detail, especially in order to discover new inform
ation or reach a new understanding:
She's researching into possible cures for AIDS.
Journalists were frantically researching the
new prime minister's background, family, and interests.
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researcher

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research | AMERICAN DICTIONARY

research
noun [ U  ]
US 
 /ˈri·sɜrtʃ, rɪˈsɜrtʃ/
 
a detailed study of
a subject in order to discover information or achieve a
new understanding of it:
medical/scientific research
The US government has funded some research on high-speed trains.
I like doing research.
research
verb [ I/T  ] US 
 /rɪˈsɜrtʃ, ˈri·sɜrtʃ/
[ T  ] Obviously they didn’t research it and get enough information.

researcher
noun [ C  ] US 
 /rɪˈsɜr·tʃər, ˈriˌsɜr-/

(Definition of   research  from the  Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary  ©

Cambridge University Press)

research | BUSINESS ENGLISH

research
noun [ U  ]
UK 
 /rɪˈsɜːtʃ/ US 
 
detailed study of
a subject, especially in order to discover new information or understa
nd the subject better:
research into/on sth He is conducting detailed research into
the effects of advertising on children.
carry out/do/conduct
research The doctor has carried out extensive research on the superbug.
We'll need to do some research into the market before we commit ourselves.
It was a useful piece of research.
scientific/medical research He doesn't believe the scientific research.
a research assistant/student
a research grant
See also
attitude research
audience research
consumer research
credit research
desk research
investment research
market research
motivational research
operations research
product research
qualitative research
 

research
verb [ I  or T  ]
UK 
 /rɪˈsɜːtʃ/ US 
 
to study a subject carefully or
in detail, especially in order to discover new information or understan
d the subject better:
research into sth She researches into the effects of climate change.
 (Definition of   research  from the  Cambridge Business English Dictionary  © Cambridge

University Press)

EXAMPLES OF RESEARCH
research
It is theory tested by many individual research findings that permits the generation of
predictions about program outcomes under different conditions.
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In observational research in the general population, however, a continuum approach

may be more useful than use of a qualitative cut-off point.
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Translations of research
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investigación, estudio, investigar…
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