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exploreexplore /ɪkˈsplɔr/ ●●● W2 verb ETYMOLOGYexploreOrigin: 1500-1600 Latin explorare, from plorare to cry out VERB TABLEexplore |
| Present | I, you, we, they | explore | | he, she, it | explores | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | explored | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have explored | | he, she, it | has explored | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had explored | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will explore | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have explored |
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| Present | I | am exploring | | he, she, it | is exploring | | you, we, they | are exploring | | Past | I, he, she, it | was exploring | | you, we, they | were exploring | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been exploring | | he, she, it | has been exploring | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been exploring | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be exploring | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been exploring |
► explore the possibility I want to explore the possibility of part-time work. 1[intransitive, transitive] to travel around an unfamiliar area to find out what it is like: We explored the city on foot.explore (something) for oil/gold/minerals etc. The company has been exploring for oil in Algeria for years.2[transitive] to discuss, examine, or think about something carefully: Maybe we should explore this idea further. I want to explore the possibility of part-time work. [Origin: 1500–1600 Latin explorare, from plorare to cry out] |