research

Noun

• a search for knowledge
  • their pottery deserves more research than it has received
    

• systematic investigation to establish facts

Verb

• inquire into
  • the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project
    
  • He searched for information on his relatives on the web
    
  • Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness
    

• attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner
  • The student researched the history of that word
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  inquiry , enquiry , search , explore