explore

Definition of explore in English English dictionary: To examine diagnostically; To wander without any particular aim or purpose
The boys explored all around till cold and hunger drove them back to the campfire one by one.; To seek for something or after someone; To examine or investigate something systematically
The committee has been exploring alternative solutions to the problem at hand.; To (seek) experience first hand
It is normal for a boy of this age to be exploring his sexuality.; To travel somewhere in search of discovery
It was around that time that the expedition began exploring the Arctic Circle.; To be engaged exploring in any of the above senses
He was too busy exploring to notice his son needed his guidance.; {v} to search, examin, try; Process in which Content Analyzer crawls a Web site and adds the pages it finds to the site map You control how much of the site is explored (Content Analyzer); for diagnostic purposes examine minutely travel to or penetrate into; "explore unknown territory in biology; To search through or into; to penetrate or range over for discovery; to examine thoroughly; as, to explore new countries or seas; to explore the depths of science; To seek for or after; to strive to attain by search; to look wisely and carefully for; to travel in search of discovery; examine (organs etc ) for diagnostic purposes; To retrieve a resource by way of its URL If the resource is a page that contains links to other resources, exploring the page also looks up the URLs for those linked resources Microsoft Content Analyzer explores a resource when the user clicks the map object's question mark icon, or uses the Explore command; {f} travel to unknown regions; investigate, examine, research; If you explore a place, you travel around it to find out what it is like. After exploring the old part of town there is a guided tour of the cathedral We've come to this country, let's explore! + exploration explorations ex·plo·ra·tion We devote several days to the exploration of the magnificent Maya sites of Copan; to experience first hand; examine minutely; to travel to a place that is not well known to find out more about it; examine organs etc; If you explore something with your hands or fingers, you touch it to find out what it feels like. He explored the wound with his finger, trying to establish its extent; travel to or penetrate into; "explore unknown territory in biology"; inquire into; If you explore an idea or suggestion, you think about it or comment on it in detail, in order to assess it carefully. The film explores the relationship between artist and instrument. = investigate + exploration ex·plo·ra·tion I looked forward to the exploration of their theories; If people explore an area for a substance such as oil or minerals, they study the area and do tests on the land to see whether they can find it. Central to the operation is a mile-deep well, dug originally to explore for oil + exploration ex·plo·ra·tion Oryx is a Dallas-based oil and gas exploration and production concern; Make an investigation; explorate
explored: past of explore
exploring: Employed in, or designed for, exploration
exploring: The action of the verb explore
exploring: Present participle of to explore
exploring: {i} reconnaissance; survey
re-explore: explore anew; "We need to re-explore Colonialism
re-explore: explore anew; "We need to re-explore Colonialism"

explore

Hyphenation

ex·plore

Turkish pronunciation

îksplôr

Synonyms

delve, research, analyze, burrow, delve into, dig into, examine, go into, have a look, hunt, inquire into, inspect, leave no stone unturned, look into, probe

Pronunciation

/əkˈsplôr/ /ɪkˈsplɔːr/

Etymology

[ ik-splOr, -splor ] (verb.) 1585. Recorded since c.1450 (implied in explorator), from Latin explorare "investigate, search out", itself said to be originally a hunters' term meaning "set up a loud cry," from ex- "out" + plorare "to cry", but the second element is also explained as "to make to flow" (from pluere "to flow")