Kilo Lingo

/rɪˈsɜːtʃ/

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Translation

Careful study to find out new facts about something.

Word origin

From French recherche, meaning a careful search.

Origin
French
Root
recherche
English cognates
search

Examples

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"Do research" means to study something carefully.

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Here "research" is the work itself.

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"Research" is uncountable, so we say "some research", not "a research".

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This word is part of lesson 27.