explore

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French explorer, from Latin explōrāre (“to investigate, search out”), itself said to be originally a hunters' term meaning "to set up a loud cry", from ex- (“out”) + plōrāre (“to cry”), but the second element is also explained as "to make to flow" (from pluere (“to flow”)). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ĭksplôʹ, IPA(key): /ɪkˈsplɔː/ (General American) enPR: ĭksplôrʹ, IPA(key): /ɪkˈsploɹ/ (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) enPR: ĭksplōrʹ, IPA(key): /ɪkˈsplo(ː)ɹ/ (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /ɪkˈsploə/ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ) Hyphenation: ex‧plore === Verb === explore (third-person singular simple present explores, present participle exploring, simple past and past participle explored) (intransitive, obsolete) To seek for something or after someone. (transitive) To examine or investigate something systematically. (transitive) To travel somewhere in search of discovery. (intransitive, medicine) To examine diagnostically. (transitive) To (seek) experience first hand. (intransitive) To be engaged exploring in any of the above senses. (intransitive) To wander without any particular aim or purpose. (transitive) To seek sexual variety, to sow one's wild oats. ==== Synonyms ==== (examine or investigate systematically): delve into, research ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== exploration explorative exploratory ==== Translations ==== === Noun === explore (plural explores) (colloquial) An exploration; a tour of a place to see what it is like. === References === == French == === Pronunciation === === Verb === explore inflection of explorer: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative == Galician == === Verb === explore inflection of explorar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Portuguese == === Verb === explore inflection of explorar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Spanish == === Verb === explore inflection of explorar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative