research

== English == === Etymology === Early Modern French rechercher (“to examine closely”), from Old French recerchier (“to seek, to look for”), by surface analysis, re- +‎ search. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) (newer) IPA(key): /ˈɹiːsɜːt͡ʃ/ (traditional) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈsɜːt͡ʃ/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɹiˌsɝt͡ʃ/, /ɹiˈsɝt͡ʃ/, /ɹɪ-/ (Australian) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈsɜːt͡ʃ/, /ˈɹiːsɜːt͡ʃ/, [ˈɹɪi.sɜːt͡ʃ] Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)tʃ Hyphenation: re‧search === Noun === research (usually uncountable, plural researches) (uncountable, countable in some dialects) Diligent inquiry or examination to seek or revise facts, principles, theories, applications, etc. (that are currently available, or that are familiar to one's self). The research station that houses Wang and his team is outside Lijiang, a city of about 1.2 million people. (countable, dated) A particular instance or piece of research. ==== Synonyms ==== investigation exploration examination study inquiry scrutiny ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== research octane number research paper recherche ==== Translations ==== === Verb === research (third-person singular simple present researches, present participle researching, simple past and past participle researched) (transitive) To search or examine with continued care; to seek diligently. (intransitive) To make an extensive investigation into. (transitive) To search again. (intransitive, marketing) To receive a certain response in market research. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “research”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN. “research”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. "research" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003. === Anagrams === reachers, searcher == Dutch == === Etymology === From English research, from early Modern French rechercher (“to examine closely”), from Old French recerchier (“to seek, to look for”). Forms a doublet with Dutch recherche, which is a direct borrowing from French. === Pronunciation === === Noun === research f (uncountable, diminutive researchje n) research Synonyms: onderzoek, vorsing, navorsing ==== Usage notes ==== The plural is very rare or non-existent. ==== Derived terms ==== == Swedish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English research. First attested in the 1960s. === Noun === research c (uncountable) An act of searching in archives and other sources for background information related to someone or something specific (often for newspapers, radio, or TV). ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== researcha (“perform archival research”) researcher (“archival researcher”) === See also === efterforska (“investigate; research”) forska (“research”) forskning (“research”) === References === “research”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)