Research | Mean of research in English Dictionary

/ˈriːˌsɚtʃ/

• Noun
• careful study that is done to find and report new knowledge about something
1. cancer/AIDS/drug research
2. medical/scientific/scholarly research
3. She conducts research into/on the causes of Alzheimer's disease.
4. Recent research shows/indicates that the disease is caused in part by bad nutrition.
5. The study is an important piece of research.
6. research data/findings
7. a research group/organization/scientist
8. a research assistant
9. a research program/project
10. a research lab/laboratory/library/center
11. a research paper/report
12. (formal + old-fashioned) We read about Sigmund Freud's researches into the human psyche.
• the activity of getting information about a subject
1. He did a lot of research before buying his car.
• Verb
• to study (something) carefully
1. She is researching [=investigating] the relationship between stress and heart disease.
2. He spent the summer researching his dissertation.

• to collect information about or for (something)
1. Before going out to eat, she researched area restaurants.
2. The reporter made hundreds of telephone calls while researching the story.