research

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/rɪˈsɜːrtʃ/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/rɪˈsɝtʃ, ˈrisɝtʃ/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ri sûrch, rēsûrch)


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research
Research is work that involves studying something and trying to discover facts about it. You say that someone does, conducts, or carries out research.
I had come to India to do some research into Anglo-Indian literature.
You can refer to the research that someone is doing as their research or their researches. You normally only use researches after a possessive form such as my, his, or Gordon's.
Soon after, Faraday began his researches into electricity.
Be careful
Don't talk about ‘a research’.
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