# explored

Pronunciation: US say "ik-SPLORD" /ɪkˈsploɹd/; UK say "ik-SPLAWD" /ɪkˈsplɔːd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of explore. — simple past and past participle of explore
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of explore. Use this form for exploring that already happened.
   - _The team explored the river's source last summer._
   - _Few of these tunnels had been explored before the expedition arrived._

## Adjective

2. Having been examined or traveled through to learn what it contains.
   - Simple: Searched or traveled through closely, so people know what is there.
   - _The thoroughly explored region offered few surprises to the survey team._
   - _Only the explored sections of the cave system appear on the official map._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/explored (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).