Research Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

The meaning of RESEARCH is studious inquiry or examination; especially : investigation or experimentation aimed at the discovery and interpretation of facts ... Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut research noun SaveWord re·​search |\ri-ˈsərch ,ˈrē-ˌsərch \ Definitionofresearch (Entry1of2) 1 :studiousinquiryorexamination especially :investigationorexperimentationaimedatthediscoveryandinterpretationoffacts,revisionofacceptedtheoriesorlawsinthelightofnewfacts,orpracticalapplicationofsuchneworrevisedtheoriesorlaws 2 :thecollectingofinformationaboutaparticularsubject 3 :carefulordiligentsearch research verb researched;researching;researches Definitionofresearch (Entry2of2) transitiveverb 1 :tosearchorinvestigateexhaustively researchaproblem 2 :todoresearchfor researchabook intransitiveverb :toengageinresearch OtherWordsfromresearch Synonyms MoreExampleSentences PhrasesContainingresearch LearnMoreAboutresearch OtherWordsfromresearch Verb researchable \ ri-​ˈsər-​chə-​bəl ,ˈrē-​ˌsər-​ \ adjective researcher noun Synonymsforresearch Synonyms:Noun delving, disquisition, examen, examination, exploration, inquest, inquiry, inquisition, investigation, probation, probe, probing, study Synonyms:Verb delve(into), dig(into), examine, explore, inquire(into), investigate, look(into), probe VisittheThesaurusforMore  ExamplesofresearchinaSentence Noun SheconductsresearchintothecausesofAlzheimer'sdisease. Recentresearchshowsthatthediseaseiscausedinpartbybadnutrition. Thestudyisanimportantpieceofresearch. Hedidalotofresearchbeforebuyinghiscar. Verb Hespentthesummerresearchinghisdissertation. Beforegoingouttoeat,sheresearchedarearestaurants. Thereportermadehundredsoftelephonecallswhileresearchingthestory. SeeMore RecentExamplesontheWeb:Noun Atthesametime,someresearchshowsthatseparationfromparentscanbeconnectedtobabies’failuretothrive,andcouldaffectcognitivedevelopment,Shumanpointedout. — KatharineGammon,TheAtlantic,18Feb.2022 But,pointsoutJ.J.McCorvey,substantialresearchshowsthatpeopleofcolorholdfarlessequityintheircompaniesthandotheirwhitepeers. — JonathanVanian,Fortune,18Feb.2022 NonprofithospitalsshouldconsistentlyhavehigherunreimbursedMedicaidcostsasashareofexpensesthanfor-profithospitals,butourresearchshowsthatoftendoesnothappen. — GeBaiAndDavidA.Hyman,STAT,18Feb.2022 NewresearchshowsCaliforniacouldseeasmuchas8inchesofsealevelriseoverthenext30years,worseningstormsurgesandinundatingcoastalhomes,mycolleagueHayleySmithreports. — LosAngelesTimes,17Feb.2022 NewresearchshowsthatthereisasignificantcrewshortageinunscriptedTV. — K.j.Yossman,Variety,17Feb.2022 TheSentinelOneresearchshowsthatthetargetingcontinuesandthatthistimethetargetisorganizationsrunningVMwareHorizon,adesktopandappvirtualizationproductthatrunsonWindows,macOS,andLinux. — DanGoodin,ArsTechnica,17Feb.2022 Morestudiesareneeded,butsomeresearchshowsthatpeopleassignedmaleatbirtharemorelikelytodevelopHurleystageIIandHurleystageIIIcomparedtopeopleassignedfemaleatbirth6. — SaraGaynesLevy,SELF,17Feb.2022 Despitelabelsthatshowpricebyweight,researchshowsthatmostcustomerslookatonlytheoverallprice. — AnnieGasparro,WSJ,12Feb.2022 RecentExamplesontheWeb:Verb Thishaspromptedsomeresearcherstopursuelongitudinalstudiesabouttheeffectsofgamificationinfitnessandtoresearchhowmuchmoreengagedpeoplearewhenpersonalpreferencesareconsideredingamedesign. — LaurenGoode,Wired,17Feb.2022 Thisissueissoprevalentthatin2020,U.S.Rep.IlhanOmarintroducedanamendmenttospreadawarenessaboutthedangeroftheseproductsandurgethefederalgovernmenttoresearchthehealthimpacts. — N'deaYancey-bragg,USATODAY,11Feb.2022 KernsandSaperstonencouragedfamiliestoresearchwhatisbestforthemwhenthetimecomeswhenmasksbecomeoptionalinthefuture. — LindaGirardi,chicagotribune.com,8Feb.2022 Theirfoundationhelpsscientistsresearchsomethingbetter. — EvanCasey,MilwaukeeJournalSentinel,8Feb.2022 Sincethe1960s,hundredsofthedeep-divingsealshavecollecteddataforscientistsatUCSantaCruz,whichmanagesanaturalreservewithinthepark,anduniversitiesaroundtheworldwhoresearchnotonlysealsbuttheoceanitself. — TaraDuggan,SanFranciscoChronicle,4Feb.2022 Ratesstartat$500USDforfirst-timecontributors—butthat,too,canvary,dependingonthereportingandresearchthepiecedemands. — Longreads,25Jan.2022 Inuncertaintimes,dataisatraveler’sbestfriend,andquicklyhoppingontheinternettoresearchsuddenchangestoCovidruleshasbecomeasessentialasaccessingGoogleMaps,scanningrestaurantQRcodesorsummoninganUberoraLyft. — R.t.Watson,WSJ,19Jan.2022 TheUnitedStatesandJapanhaveagreedtojointlyresearchdefensestrategiesagainsthypersonicweapons. — KyleMizokami,PopularMechanics,19Jan.2022 Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'research.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. SeeMore PhrasesContainingresearch marketingresearch marketresearch operationsresearch opporesearch researchanddevelopment researchpark translationalresearch marketingresearch marketresearch operationsresearch opporesearch researchanddevelopment researchpark translationalresearch FirstKnownUseofresearch Noun 1577,inthemeaningdefinedatsense3Verb 1588,inthemeaningdefinedattransitivesense1 HistoryandEtymologyforresearch Noun MiddleFrenchrecerche,fromrecerchertogoaboutseeking,fromOldFrenchrecerchier,fromre-+cerchier,serchertosearch—moreatsearch LearnMoreAboutresearch Shareresearch PosttheDefinitionofresearchtoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofresearchonTwitter TimeTravelerforresearch Thefirstknownuseofresearchwas in1577 Seemorewordsfromthesameyear DictionaryEntriesNearresearch reseal research researchanddevelopment SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforresearch LastUpdated 21Feb2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Research.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/research.Accessed28Feb.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforresearch research noun re·​search |\ri-ˈsərch ,ˈrē-ˌsərch\ KidsDefinitionofresearch (Entry1of2) :carefulstudyandinvestigationforthepurposeofdiscoveringandexplainingnewknowledge OtherWordsfromresearch researcher noun research verb researched;researching KidsDefinitionofresearch (Entry2of2) :tosearchorinvestigatethoroughly Doctorsresearchedthedisease. MorefromMerriam-Websteronresearch Nglish:TranslationofresearchforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofresearchforArabicSpeakers Britannica.com:Encyclopediaarticleaboutresearch WORDOFTHEDAY founder SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary DifficultSpellingWordsQuiz Whichisthecorrectspelling? accommodate acommadate acommodate accomodate Canyouspellthese10commonlymisspelledwords? TAKETHEQUIZ Adailychallengeforcrosswordfanatics. TAKETHEQUIZ SubscribetoAmerica'slargestdictionaryandgetthousandsmoredefinitionsandadvancedsearch—adfree! 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