Explore — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

inquire into

travel to or penetrate into

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛksplˈɔːɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛksplˈɔːɹ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛksplˈɔːɹ/

2 syllables Say it as /ɛksplˈɔːɹ/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

search research

Parts of Speech

verb	inquire into “the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project”
verb	travel to or penetrate into “explore unknown territory in biology”
verb	examine minutely
verb	examine (organs) for diagnostic purposes

Word Forms

research	noun	a search for knowledge
researcher	noun	a scientist who devotes himself to doing research
search	noun	an investigation seeking answers
searcher	noun	someone making a search or inquiry
explorative	adjective	serving in or intended for exploration or discovery
exploratory	adjective	serving in or intended for exploration or discovery
exploration	noun	a systematic consideration
explorer	noun	someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

erkunden

untersuchen

🇫🇷French

explorer

s'enquérir

🇪🇸Spanish

explorar

indagar

🇮🇹Italian

esplorare

informarsi

🇳🇱Dutch

ontdekken

navraag doen

🇵🇹Portuguese

explorar

investigar

🇷🇺Russian

исследовать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अन्वेषण करना

पूछताछ करें

🇧🇩Bengali

অন্বেষণ

অনুসন্ধান

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆராயுங்கள்

விசாரிக்க

🇮🇳Telugu

అన్వేషించండి

విచారించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

एक्सप्लोर करा

चौकशी करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

અન્વેષણ કરો

માં પૂછપરછ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನ್ವೇಷಿಸಿ

ವಿಚಾರಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പര്യവേക്ഷണം ചെയ്യുക

അന്വേഷിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੜਚੋਲ ਕਰੋ

ਵਿੱਚ ਪੁੱਛਗਿੱਛ

🇵🇰Urdu

دریافت کریں

میں پوچھ گچھ کریں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

探索

调查

🇯🇵Japanese

探検する

問い合わせる

🇰🇷Korean

탐구하다

조사하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khám phá

hỏi thăm

🇹🇭Thai

สำรวจ

สอบถามเข้าไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengeksplorasi

menyelidiki

🇵🇭Filipino

galugarin

magtanong sa

🇲🇾Malay

meneroka

menyiasat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يستكشف

الاستفسار عن

🇮🇷Persian

کاوش

پرس و جو کردن

🇹🇷Turkish

keşfetmek

araştırmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לַחקוֹר

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What is the primary definition of the word 'explore'?

The primary meaning of 'explore' is 'inquire into'.

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Using 'explore' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'explore' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'explore' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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