research

noun [ U  ]
UK 
 /rɪˈsɜːtʃ/ /ˈriː.sɜːtʃ/ US 
 /ˈriː.sɝːtʃ/ /rɪˈsɝːtʃ/
(UK also researches [ plural  ])
 
B1
a detailed study of
a subject, especially in order to discover (new) information or reach a
(new) understanding:
scientific/medical research
a research student/assistant/laboratory
They
are carrying out/conducting/doing some fascinating research into/on the 
language of dolphins.
UK His researches in
the field of disease prevention produced unexpected results.
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 He has dedicated his life to scientific research.
 He emphasized that all the people taking part in the research
were volunteers.
 The state of Michigan has endowed three institutes to do research
for industry.
 I'd like to see the research that
these recommendations are founded on.
 It took months of painstaking research to write the book.
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research
verb [ I  or T  ]
UK 
 /rɪˈsɜːtʃ/ US 
 /rɪˈsɝːtʃ/
 
B2
to study a subject in detail, especially in order to discover new inform
ation or reach a new understanding:
She's researching into possible cures for AIDS.
Journalists were frantically researching the
new prime minister's background, family, and interests.
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researcher

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Thesaurus  © Cambridge University Press)

research | AMERICAN DICTIONARY

research
noun [ U  ]
US 
 /ˈri·sɜrtʃ, rɪˈsɜrtʃ/
 
a detailed study of
a subject in order to discover information or achieve a
new understanding of it:
medical/scientific research
The US government has funded some research on high-speed trains.
I like doing research.
research
verb [ I/T  ] US 
 /rɪˈsɜrtʃ, ˈri·sɜrtʃ/
[ T  ] Obviously they didn’t research it and get enough information.
researcher
noun [ C  ] US 
 /rɪˈsɜr·tʃər, ˈriˌsɜr-/

(Definition of   research  from the  Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary  ©

Cambridge University Press)

research | BUSINESS ENGLISH

research
noun [ U  ]
UK 
 /rɪˈsɜːtʃ/ US 
 
detailed study of
a subject, especially in order to discover new information or understa
nd the subject better:
research into/on sth He is conducting detailed research into
the effects of advertising on children.
carry out/do/conduct
research The doctor has carried out extensive research on the superbug.
We'll need to do some research into the market before we commit ourselves.
It was a useful piece of research.
scientific/medical research He doesn't believe the scientific research.
a research assistant/student
a research grant
See also
attitude research
audience research
consumer research
credit research
desk research
investment research
market research
motivational research
operations research
product research
qualitative research
 

research
verb [ I  or T  ]
UK 
 /rɪˈsɜːtʃ/ US 
 
to study a subject carefully or
in detail, especially in order to discover new information or understan
d the subject better:
research into sth She researches into the effects of climate change.

(Definition of   research  from the  Cambridge Business English Dictionary  © Cambridge

University Press)

EXAMPLES OF RESEARCH
research
It is theory tested by many individual research findings that permits the generation of
predictions about program outcomes under different conditions.
From the Cambridge English Corpus