# research

Pronunciation: say "REE-surch" US /ˈɹiˌsɝt͡ʃ/, UK /ˈɹiːsɜːt͡ʃ/; AUS say "ri-SURCH" /ɹɪˈsɜːt͡ʃ/

## Noun

1. Diligent inquiry or examination undertaken to seek or revise facts, principles, theories, or applications.
   - Simple: Careful study done to find new facts or to check facts already known.
   - _Years of research went into developing the vaccine._
   - _Good research depends on careful record-keeping and honest reporting._

## Verb

2. To study a subject carefully and in detail in order to find out facts or reach new conclusions.
   - Simple: To study something carefully to find out facts about it.
   - _She researched the history of the old mill before writing her novel._
   - _Good journalists research thoroughly before they publish._

## Noun

3. A single investigation or study carried out on a particular subject. *(dated)*
   - Simple: A single piece of careful study into one question.
   - _Over a long career, his researches into the folk songs of the valley filled four volumes and a shelf of notebooks._
   - _The museum's founder is remembered chiefly for her researches into the trade routes of the ancient Mediterranean._

## Other meanings

- (verb) To search something again, going back over a place or thing already searched.
- (verb) To produce a particular response when tested in market research.

## Origin

Old French recerchier ("to seek, to look for") developed into Early Modern French rechercher ("to examine closely"), and English took the word from there. On the surface, it is re- plus search.

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