Meaning
Careful study to find out new facts about something.
Test yourself on research
Three quick questions. No account needed.
Know this word? Create a free account to track it.
Word origin
From French recherche, meaning a careful search.
- Origin
- French
- Root
- recherche
- English cognates
- search
Examples
.
"Do research" means to study something carefully.
.
Here "research" is the work itself.
.
"Research" is uncountable, so we say "some research", not "a research".
Where this fits
Used in
Grammar articles
(1)Add to review queue
Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.
Meet this word in a story
Every course has graded stories written only with words you have been taught, plus grammar drills, a games arcade and printable worksheets. Chapters 1 and 2 are free.
Chapters 1 and 2 free, forever. Plus: 7 days free, then $5 a month for all eleven languages.
English · Free printables
research: worksheet, infographic and listicle
Free printable study downloads for the English word "research" (Careful study to find out new facts about something.): a worksheet with the answer key built in, an infographic, and a sentence listicle. Open any one to view, print or save.
Free for members
The printable worksheets, infographics and PDFs are free with an account. Start a free week and download as many as you like.
Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 16, lesson 6: research, path, papa and 7 more words.