research

«research» in Mova's school 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

• 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.