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Definition of research verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

    

research

 verb
verb
NAmE//rɪˈsərtʃ//
 
, NAmE//ˈrisərtʃ//
 
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they research
 
 he / she / it researches
 
 past simple researched
 
 -ing form researching
 
 
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 to study something carefully and try to discover new facts about it research (into/in/on something) They're researching into ways of improving people's diet. research something to research a problem/topic/market She's in New York researching her new book (= finding facts and information to put in it). research how, what, etc… We have to research how the product will actually be used.
 re‧search‧er
 
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nounSee research in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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