Explore
11explore — verb (explored; exploring) Etymology: Latin explorare, from ex + plorare to cry out Date: 1585 transitive verb 1. a. to investigate, study, or analyze ; look into < explore the relationship between social class and learning ability > sometimes… …
12explore — verb 1 travel around an area VERB + EXPLORE ▪ be keen to (esp. BrE), want to, wish to ▪ be free to ▪ In the afternoon you ll be free to explore a little on your own. PREPOSITION …
13explore — v. to explore carefully, gingerly (they had to explore this possibility very gingerly) * * * [ɪk splɔː] gingerly (they had to explore this possibility very gingerly) to explore carefully …
14explore — ex|plore W2S3 [ıkˈsplo: US ˈsplo:r] v [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: explorare, from plorare to cry out ; probably from the shouting of hunters when they see the animal they are trying to catch] 1.) [T] to discuss or think about something… …
15explore — ex|plore [ ık splɔr ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to travel around an area in order to learn about it or to search for something valuable such as oil: The town is a good base from which to explore this charming corner of New England …
16explore — explorable, adj. explorability, n. exploringly, adv. /ik splawr , splohr /, v., explored, exploring. v.t. 1. to traverse or range over (a region, area, etc.) for the purpose of discovery: to explore the island. 2. to look into closely;… …
17explore — ex•plore [[t]ɪkˈsplɔr, ˈsploʊr[/t]] v. plored, plor•ing 1) to traverse or range over (a region, area, etc.) for the purpose of discovery: to explore an island[/ex] 2) to look into closely; investigate: explored the possibilities[/ex] 3) srg to… …
18explore — [c]/əkˈsplɔ / (say uhk splaw), /ɛk / (say ek ) verb (explored, exploring) –verb (t) 1. to traverse or range over (a region, etc.) for the purpose of discovery. 2. to look into closely; scrutinise; examine. 3. Surgery to investigate, especially… …
19explore — 01. The children spent the day [exploring] the beach, and building a fort out of logs. 02. The success of the [exploration] for oil in Maritime Canada has brought new hopes for economic development in the region. 03. They visited previously… …
20explore — [16] Etymologically, to explore is to look for something by shouting. The word comes ultimately from Latin explorare ‘investigate’, which was based on the verb plorare ‘wail, cry out’ (source also of English deplore [16] and implore [16]), and it …
