Collocations for "research"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "research" in context.
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research
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- research the [topic, issue, subject, market, war, ruins]
- research the [main, possible, potential]
- research (into) the [cause, effects] of
- researched for [10 years]
- research to [determine, develop, provide, improve, find, help]
- research and [determine]
- research by [country, topic, publisher, industry]
- research the [relationship, similarity, connection] to
- research in [depth, detail, order to]
- research and [write, record, document]
- research for a [report, answer, cure]
- research [well, thoroughly, carefully, completely, properly, poorly, scientifically]
- research unusual [findings, data, activity]
- research the [history, source] of
- research a [car, house, purchase]
- researched by [analysts, experts, doctors]
- [thoroughly, carefully, meticulously] researched
- [thoroughly] researched before [buying, choosing, implementation]
- [market, medical, nano, educational] research
- [breakthrough, cutting-edge, painstaking] research (in)
- cancer research
- the latest research (in)
- [local, national, international] research
- [carry out, perform, do] [market] research
- (the) research [shows, suggests, indicates] that
- [more, further, additional] research is needed
- research [on, into] [spending, saving, shopping] patterns
- the [office, area, director] of research
- [years, months, weeks] of research
- a research [guide, project, method, facility, foundation, team]
- research [workers, analysts]
- research [results, findings, articles]
- a research [degree, doctorate] in [law, psychology]
'research' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
academic
- activity
- advanced
- advertising
- aging
- alternative
- ancient
- animal
- appropriate
- assistant
- avenue
- ban
- base
- begin
- belong
- breeding
- cancer
- cell
- center
- charity
- cite
- coastal
- commission
- commit
- compare
- compass
- competitor
- conduct
- confine
- confirm
- consider
- cornerstone
- couple
- crucial
- decade
- dedication
- deepen
- develop
- devoted
- diligent
- director
- dissertation
- economic
- edge
- education
- educational
- effect
- emerging
- engaged
- environmental