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explore
[ ik-splawr, -splohr ]
verb (used with object)
- to traverse or range over (a region, area, etc.) for the purpose of discovery:
to explore the island.
- to look into closely; scrutinize; examine:
Let us explore the possibilities for improvement.
Synonyms: survey, investigate, research, study, probe
- Surgery. to investigate into, especially mechanically, as with a probe.
- Obsolete. to search for; search out.
verb (used without object)
- to engage in exploration.
explore
/ ɪkˈsplɔː /
verb
- tr to examine or investigate, esp systematically
- to travel to or into (unfamiliar or unknown regions), esp for organized scientific purposes
- tr med to examine (an organ or part) for diagnostic purposes
- obsolete.tr to search for or out
Derived Forms
- exˈplorer, noun
Other Words From
- ex·plora·ble adjective
- ex·plora·bili·ty noun
- ex·ploring·ly adverb
- reex·plore verb reexplored reexploring
- unex·plora·ble adjective
- unex·plored adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of explore1
Word History and Origins
Origin of explore1
Example Sentences
Part thriller, part true crime investigation, the nonfiction book uses one of the most heinous unsolved crimes of the Troubles — the 1972 disappearance of Jean McConville, a widowed mother of 10 who was abducted from her Belfast home by intruders assumed to be members of the Irish Republican Army — to explore the lingering trauma of political violence on survivors and perpetrators alike.
“Finding great products at very low prices is important to customers, and we continue to explore ways that we can work with our selling partners so they can offer products at ultra-low prices,” said Dharmesh Mehta, Amazon's vice president of worldwide selling partner services.
Kat Watkins said disabled people have a right to explore their sexual identity and develop relationships just like anybody else.
We’re excited to explore new opportunities outside these four walls while continuing to build our classic dishes and bring some exciting new ones to our loyal clientele base.
“All year we have celebrated fiction that inhabits ideas rather than declaiming on issues, not finding answers but changing the question of what we wanted to explore. Our unanimity about Orbital recognises its beauty and ambition. It reflects Harvey’s extraordinary intensity of attention to the precious and precarious world we share.”
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