researchnoun [ U ]
uk/rɪˈsɜːtʃ//ˈriː.sɜːtʃ/us/ˈriː.sɝːtʃ//rɪˈsɝːtʃ/UK also researches [ plural ]B1 a detailed study of a subject, especially in order to discover (new) information or reach a (new) understanding:
scientific/medical research
a research student/assistant/laboratory
They are carrying out/conducting/doing some fascinating research into/on the language of dolphins.
UK His researches in the field of disease prevention produced unexpected results.
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- He has dedicated his life to scientific research.
- He emphasized that all the people taking part in the research were volunteers.
- The state of Michigan has endowed three institutes to do research for industry.
- I'd like to see the research that these recommendations are founded on.
- It took months of painstaking research to write the book.
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Inventing, designing and innovation
- architect
- artificer
- authoring
- blueprint
- cad
- coin
- computer-aided design
- engineer
- ergonomics
- father
- founding father
- guinea pig
- innovate
- mint
- pioneer
- redesign
- research and development
- robotics
- tech
- technical
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researchverb [ I or T ]
uk/rɪˈsɜːtʃ/us/rɪˈsɝːtʃ/B2 to study a subject in detail, especially in order to discover new information or reach a new understanding:
She's researching into possible cures for AIDS.
Journalists were frantically researching the new prime minister's background, family, and interests.
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- The amount of time and money being spent on researching this disease is pitiful.
- We are researching the reproduction of elephants.
- She researched a wide variety of jobs before deciding on law.
- He researches heart disease.
- The internet has reduced the amount of time it takes to research these subjects.
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Analysing and evaluating
- analyse
- analyser
- analyst
- analytical
- analyze
- critical
- go through sth
- have the measure of sb/sth idiom
- inspect
- inspection
- interpretive
- measure
- proof
- set great, little, etc. store by sth idiom
- sift
- sit
- sit in judgment on/over sb idiom
- size sth/sb up
- store
- survey
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Inventing, designing and innovation
researcher
noun [ C ] uk/rɪˈsɜː.tʃər/us/rɪˈsɝː.tʃɚ/
Examples
- She's a researcher on a women's magazine.
- He hopes to carve out a niche for himself as a leading researcher in his field of study.
- This book is an indispensable resource for researchers.
- Finding a cure for cancer is one of the biggest challenges facing medical researchers.
- The researchers surveyed the attitudes of 2500 college students.
B2
a television/political researcher