research

«research» in Mova's judaism dictionary: careful study to find out new facts or information — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (research — uncountable); verb (research, researches, researched, researching)

meaning for a pupil

1) Research is careful study to find out new facts or information. tree →

2) To research means to look for information about a topic, for example in books or online. tree →

sense in the lessons

School: children research a topic (animals, countries, history) for a project, using books, websites and interviews, then write it up in their own words. Science: researchers do experiments to answer questions. Online safety: use trusted sites and check facts. Phrases: do research, research into, research project, carry out research.

examples

• But the time of its composition and the name of its author have not yet been ascertained, despite of the most elaborate researches of renowned archaeologists. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
• We did research on penguins for our project. tree →
• Scientists are doing research into new medicines. tree →
• Research the planets and make a poster. tree →
• My research shows that most of our class walk to school. tree →
• Use books and safe websites for your research. tree →
• She researched her family history. tree →
• Further research is required to determine which is English and which Celtic among Anglo-Irish folk-tales. tree →

note

Noun is uncountable: «some research», «a piece of research», not «researches» or «a research». Stress can be re-SEARCH or RE-search. Copying text is not research — write what you learnt in your own words and say where it came from.

In the corpora

• The "10,000 hours" idea was made famous by the writer Malcolm Gladwell, based on research by the psychologist Anders Ericsson.
• People start with different strengths, but research suggests practice explains a lot of how good people become.
• Research shows sleep helps the brain store new movement skills, so practice plus rest works better than practising tired for hours.
• COVID-19 vaccines were made within a year in 2020, faster than ever before, by using many years of earlier research.
• Research suggests time outdoors in daylight lowers the risk of children becoming short-sighted.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «research» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.