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- pronunciation:
- ihk
splor
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word History, Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
explores, exploring, explored |
| definition 1: |
to travel across or through for the purpose of discovery or investigation.
The scientists explored the forest in hope of sighting certain rare birds.- synonyms:
- prowl, reconnoiter
- similar words:
- pioneer, prospect, search, survey
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| definition 2: |
to examine carefully and systematically.
Let us explore this radical idea that changed Western thought.In this lecture, we will explore the factors that brought about World War I.- synonyms:
- plumb, probe, study
- similar words:
- analyze, examine, investigate, research, scan, scrutinize, search out
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| definition 3: |
in medicine, to investigate, esp. by surgery, in order to diagnose.
The surgeon will explore the liver for signs of a tumor.- similar words:
- dissect, probe
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| related words: |
canvass, hunt, inquire, mine, pioneer, quest, scan, trace |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to investigate or examine something carefully.
- synonyms:
- investigate, probe
- similar words:
- delve, pioneer, sift
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| related words: |
experiment, inquire, investigate, pry, quest, search, seek |
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Explore is from a Latin word that means "to investigate " or "search out." This Latin word may have originally meant "to make a loud cry," particularly the cry made by hunters to scare an animal out of its hiding place.
Word Builder: explore +
- explorer:
a person who explores.
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