name · noun · verb · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈɹiːsɜːt͡ʃ/newer
traditional:/ɹɪˈsɜːt͡ʃ/
Canada, General-American:/ˈɹiˌsɝt͡ʃ/
Canada, General-American:/ɹiˈsɝt͡ʃ/
Canada, General-American:/ɹɪ-/
California:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Australian:/ɹɪˈsɜːt͡ʃ/
Australian:/ˈɹiːsɜːt͡ʃ/
Australian:[ˈɹɪi.sɜːt͡ʃ]
rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)tʃ
CMU ARPABET:R IY0 S ER1 CH
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:R IY1 S ER0 CH
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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name
Meaning 1
A suburb of Melbourne in the Shire of Nillumbik, Victoria, Australia
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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noun
Meaning 2
Diligent inquiry or examination to seek or revise facts, principles, theories, applications, etc. (that are currently available, or that are familiar to one's self).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, dialectal, uncountable, usually
Examples
The research station that houses Wang and his team is outside Lijiang, a city of about 1.2 million people.
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noun
Meaning 3
A particular instance or piece of research.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, dated, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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verb
Meaning 4
To search or examine with continued care; to seek diligently.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
Meaning 5
To make an extensive investigation into.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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verb
Meaning 6
To search again.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
Meaning 7
To receive a certain response in market research.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: business, marketing
Examples
Agency and bank staff told the newspaper the ad researched well.
Meaning relationships
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noun
Meaning 8
systematic investigation to establish facts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Broader terms: investigation, investigating
Narrower terms: operations research, field work, marketing research, market research, microscopy, probe, scientific research, research project
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noun
Meaning 9
a search for knowledge
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
their pottery deserves more research than it has received