research

• "their pottery deserves more research than it has received"

Synonyms

• inquirya search for knowledge; an instance of questioning; a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest
• enquiryan instance of questioning; a search for knowledge; a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest

• "The student researched the history of that word"

• "the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project"
• "He searched for information on his relatives on the web"
• "Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness"

Synonyms

• searchthe activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone ; an investigation seeking answers; an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property; the examination of alternative hypotheses; boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas; try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; search or seek; inquire into; subject to a search
• exploreinquire into; travel to or penetrate into; examine minutely ; examine (organs) for diagnostic purposes