- research
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} nounADJECTIVE▪ careful, detailed, in-depth, meticulous, painstaking, rigorous, thorough▪ considerable, exhaustive, extensive▪
He has carried out extensive research into renewable energy sources.
▪ basic▪ applied▪ original▪ latest, new, recent▪ current, present▪ existing▪ further▪ ongoing▪ future▪ earlier, past, previous, prior▪ cutting-edge, groundbreaking, innovative, pioneering▪pioneering research into skin disease
▪ collaborative▪ empirical, experimental▪ laboratory▪ Internet, online▪ academic, scholarly (esp. AmE)▪ graduate, undergraduate, university▪ clinical, educational, historical, medical, military, scientific, social, space▪ AIDS, cancer, etc.▪ animal▪Extremists called for a ban on animal research.
▪ market▪ field▪For his PhD he conducted field research in Indonesia.
… OF RESEARCH▪ piece▪a startling piece of historical research
VERB + RESEARCH▪ carry out, conduct, do, perform, pursue, undertake▪She's doing research on Czech music.
▪ produce, provide▪ present, publish▪ be based on▪One paper based on research conducted at Oxford suggested that the drug may cause brain damage.
▪ fund, sponsor, support▪ direct, lead, oversee▪ continue▪ need, require▪Further research is needed.
▪ encourage, promote, stimulate▪ cite▪ discuss▪ reviewRESEARCH + VERB▪ demonstrate sth, find sth, identify sth, indicate sth, reveal sth, show sth, suggest sth, support sth▪research which identifies the causes of depression
▪What has their research shown?
▪The research does not support these conclusions.
▪ demonstrate that … , find that … , indicate that … , reveal that … , show that … , suggest that …▪Research demonstrates that women are more likely than men to provide social support to others.
▪ link sth to sth, link sth with sth▪the research done in the 1950s that linked smoking with cancer
▪ confirm sth, prove sth▪ produce sth, yield sth▪Recent research on deaf children has produced some interesting findings.
▪ examine sth, explore sth, focus on sth, investigate sth▪ involve sth▪ be part of sthRESEARCH + NOUN▪ degree▪ effort, programme/program, project, study, work▪Who is directing the group's research effort?
▪ agenda▪ methodology, methods▪ tool▪ findings, results▪ purposes▪Copies of the tape can be made for research purposes.
▪ centre/center, facility, lab (informal), laboratory, station, unit▪ company, firm, institute, institution, organization, university▪ analyst, assistant, associate, director, fellow, scientist, student, worker▪ group, team▪ funding, grant▪ paper, report▪ data▪ interests▪ question▪ subject, topic▪ library▪ budgetPREPOSITION▪ research in▪Most research in the field has concentrated on the effects on children.
▪ research into, research on▪They are carrying out research into the natural flow patterns of water.
PHRASES▪ an area of research▪ focus your research on sth▪He focused his research on the economics of the interwar era.
▪ sb's own research▪They lack the resources to do their own research.
▪ research and development (abbreviated to R & D)▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}spending on military research and development
verbADVERB▪ carefully, exhaustively, extensively, fully, meticulously, properly, thoroughly, well▪ poorly▪The book has been poorly researched.
PREPOSITION▪ for▪She is currently researching for her next novel.
▪ into▪I spent two years carefully researching into his background.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
