RESEARCH meaning: Systematic investigation to establish facts

We found 48 dictionaries that define the word research:

General (28 matching dictionaries)

research: Merriam-Webster.com
research: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
research: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
research: Collins English Dictionary
research: Vocabulary.com
Research, research: Wordnik
research: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
research: Wiktionary
research: Dictionary.com
research: Online Etymology Dictionary
research: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
REsearch, Research (Big Sean song), Research (disambiguation), Research (horse), Research, The Research: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Research: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
research: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
research: Rhymezone
Research: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
research: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
research: Stammtisch Beau Fleuve Acronyms
research: Free Dictionary
research: Mnemonic Dictionary
research: LookWAYup Translating Dictionary/Thesaurus
research: Dictionary/thesaurus
research: Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations
research: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
research: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
Research: Dictionary.com

Art (2 matching dictionaries)

research: ArtLex Lexicon of Visual Art Terminology
Literary Criticism (No longer online)

Business (4 matching dictionaries)

INVESTORWORDS (No longer online)
research: Legal dictionary
Research: Accounting, Business Studies and Economics Dictionary
BusinessDictionary.com (No longer online)

Computing (1 matching dictionary)

research: Encyclopedia

Medicine (6 matching dictionaries)

Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
online medical dictionary (No longer online)
Hepatitis C Information Central (No longer online)
Research: Glossary of Medical Education Terms
Disorder Index (No longer online)
research: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (3 matching dictionaries)

RESEARCH: Acronym Finder
A Brief Critical Dictionary of Education (No longer online)
research: Idioms

Science (1 matching dictionary)

Research: Underwater Archaeology Glossary

Slang (1 matching dictionary)

Research, The Research: Urban Dictionary

Tech (2 matching dictionaries)

AUTOMOTIVE TERMS (No longer online)
DOD Dictionary of Military Terms (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (

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▸ noun:  (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).
▸ noun:  (countable, dated) A particular instance or piece of research.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To search or examine with continued care; to seek diligently.
▸ verb:  (intransitive) To make an extensive investigation into.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To search again.

Opposite:

ignorance, neglect, disregard, overlook, forgetfulness

Types:

qualitative, quantitative, experimental, observational, case study, correlational, survey, action research, ethnographic, more...

Phrases:

scientific research, research center, research project, Medical research, market research, more...

Adjectives:

further, scientific, recent, future, basic, social, empirical, more, current, qualitative, historical

Colors:

blue, green, white, gray, black, yellow, red, orange, purple, teal

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