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{
"term": "research",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"academic": true,
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "a careful study of a subject, especially in order to discover new facts or information about it",
"sensetop": "research into somethingresearch on something/somebodyaccording to research",
"labels": "British English",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "**scientific/medical/academic research**"
},
{
"text": "They are raising money for cancer research."
},
{
"text": "to **do/conduct/undertake research**"
},
{
"text": "I've done some research to find out the cheapest way of travelling there."
},
{
"text": "He has carried out extensive research into renewable energy sources.",
"contextForm": "research into something"
},
{
"text": "Recent research on deaf children has produced some interesting findings about their speech.",
"contextForm": "research on something/somebody"
},
{
"text": "Research on animals has led to some important medical advances."
},
{
"text": "According to recent research, more people are going to the movies than ever before.",
"contextForm": "according to research"
},
{
"text": "Their latest **research project** will be funded by the government."
},
{
"text": "Are you hoping to get a **research grant**?"
},
{
"text": "a **research fellow/assistant/scientist**"
},
{
"text": "a **research institute/centre/laboratory**"
},
{
"text": "The **research findings** were published in the Journal of Environmental Quality."
},
{
"text": "a debate about the ethics of embryonic stem cell research"
},
{
"text": "For his PhD he conducted field research in Indonesia."
},
{
"text": "Further research is needed."
},
{
"text": "Future research will hopefully give us a better understanding of how garlic works in the human body."
},
{
"text": "Dr Babcock has conducted extensive research in the area of agricultural production."
},
{
"text": "the funding of basic research in biology, chemistry and genetics"
},
{
"text": "Activists called for a ban on animal research."
},
{
"text": "Work is under way to carry out more research on the gene."
},
{
"text": "She returned to Jamaica to pursue her research on the African diaspora."
},
{
"text": "Bad punctuation can slow down people's reading speeds, according to new research carried out at Bradford University."
},
{
"text": "He focused his research on the economics of the interwar era."
},
{
"text": "Most research in the field has concentrated on the effects on children."
},
{
"text": "One paper based on research conducted at Oxford suggested that the drug may cause brain damage."
},
{
"text": "Research demonstrates that women are more likely than men to provide social support to others."
},
{
"text": "She's doing research on Czech music between the wars."
},
{
"text": "The research does not support these conclusions."
},
{
"text": "They are carrying out research into the natural flow patterns of water."
},
{
"text": "They lack the resources to do their own research."
},
{
"text": "What has their research shown?"
},
{
"text": "Funding for medical research has been cut quite dramatically."
},
{
"text": "a startling piece of historical research"
},
{
"text": "pioneering research into skin disease"
},
{
"text": "They were the first to undertake pioneering research into the human genome."
},
{
"text": "There is a significant amount of research into the effects of stress on junior doctors."
},
{
"text": "He's done a lot of research into the background of this story."
},
{
"text": "research which identifies the causes of depression"
},
{
"text": "spending on military research and development"
},
{
"text": "the research done in the 1950s that linked smoking with cancer"
},
{
"text": "The children are taking part in a research project to investigate technology-enabled learning."
},
{
"text": "The Lancet published a research paper by the scientist at the centre of the controversy."
},
{
"text": "Who is directing the group's research effort?"
},
{
"text": "She is chief of the clinical research program at McLean Hospital."
},
{
"text": "James is a 24-year-old research student from Iowa."
},
{
"text": "You will need to describe your research methods."
},
{
"text": "Before a job interview, do your research and find out as much as you can about the company."
},
{
"text": "Most academic research is carried out in universities."
},
{
"text": "This is a piece of research that should be taken very seriously."
},
{
"text": "This is an important area of research."
},
{
"text": "There's a large body of research linking hypertension directly to impaired brain function."
},
{
"text": "In the course of my researches, I came across some of my grandfather's old letters."
}
],
"topics": ["Education", "Scientific research"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["careful", "detailed", "in-depth"],
"… of research": ["piece"],
"verb + research": ["carry out", "conduct", "do"],
"research + verb": [
"demonstrate something",
"find something",
"identify something"
],
"research + noun": ["degree", "effort", "programme/program"],
"preposition": ["research in", "research into", "research on"],
"phrases": [
"an area of research",
"focus your research on something",
"somebody’s own research"
]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/rɪˈsɜːtʃ//ˈriːsɜːtʃ/",
"audio": "re/research/research__gb_6.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈriːsɜːrtʃ//rɪˈsɜːrtʃ/",
"audio": "re/research/research__us_2_rr.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late 16th cent.: from obsolete French recerche (noun), recercher (verb), from Old French re- (expressing intensive force) + cerchier ‘to search’."
}