Exploring - English meaning

ɪkˈsplɔːr

Exploring – definitions in English dictionary

verb
Travel through (an unfamiliar area) in order to learn about it.
Usage examples:
He explored the fontainebleau forest
Synonims:
Travel overTourTraverseRange overSurveyTake a look atInspectInvestigateScoutReconnoitreSearchProspectRecceGive something a/the once-overGive something a look-seeGive something
verb
Inquire into or discuss (a subject) in detail.
Usage examples:
He sets out to explore fundamental questions
verb
Examine by touch.
Usage examples:
Her fingers explored his hair
verb
Surgically examine (a wound or part of the body) in detail.
Usage examples:
He decided to explore the lesion to establish the diagnosis

verb
Present participle of explore
Usage examples:
To explore space, the best way to explore the countryside is on foot., the children have gone explo…

verb
To search a place and discover things about it
Usage examples:
The best way to explore the countryside is on foot., robots, rather than astronauts, explore space …

verb
To think about, talk about, or study something, or to experience it, in order to find out more about it
Usage examples:
Explore the possibility they are exploring the possibility of collaborating on a new project., expl…

Exploring translation into English

Exploring: translate from English into Chinese

探索

Exploring: translate from English into Dutch

Verkennen, Ontdekkingsreis

Exploring: translate from English into French

Explorant

Exploring: translate from English into German

Erforschen

Exploring: translate from English into Hindi

तलाश

Exploring: translate from English into Italian

Esplorando

Exploring: translate from English into Korean

탐험

Exploring: translate from English into Russian

Изучение, Разведка, Исследующий

Exploring: translate from English into Spanish

Explorador

Word origin

mid 16th century (in the sense ‘investigate (why)’): from French explorer, from Latin explorare ‘search out’, from ex- ‘out’ + plorare ‘utter a cry’.

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Exploring – similar words

explorations

ˌek.spləˈreɪ.ʃən

noun
The action of exploring an unfamiliar area.
Usage examples:
Space exploration

noun
The act of traveling to a place or searching a place in order to learn about it
Usage examples:
[ u ] oil/gas exploration, [ u ] space exploration

noun
The act of searching for something
Usage examples:
Oil/gas/mineral exploration, space/marine/arctic exploration

Explorations - all meanings in English

exploration

ˌek.spləˈreɪ.ʃən

noun
The action of exploring an unfamiliar area.
Usage examples:
Space exploration

noun
The activity of travelling to and around a place, especially one where you have never been or few people have been before, in order to find out more about it
Usage examples:
Exploration of livingstone was the first european to make an exploration of the zambezi river., spa…

noun
The activity of searching in a place in order to find a particular thing, usually something valuable
Usage examples:
Exploration for he wanted to allow more exploration for oil and gas., oil exploration our hike reve…

Exploration - all meanings in English

Exploring synonims

inspect

verb
Look at (someone or something) closely, typically to assess their condition or to discover any shortcomings.
Usage examples:
They inspected the paintwork for cracks and flaws

verb
Look over carefully

verb
To look at something or someone carefully in order to discover information, esp. about quality or condition
Usage examples:
After the accident both drivers got out and inspected their cars for damage., someone from the heal…

Inspect - all meanings in English

investigate

verb
Carry out a systematic or formal inquiry to discover and examine the facts of (an incident, allegation, etc.) so as to establish the truth.
Usage examples:
Police are investigating a claim that the man was beaten unconscious by a gang

verb
Conduct an inquiry of

verb
To examine something carefully, esp. to discover the truth about it
Usage examples:
[ i ] there was a suspicious man near the playground, and we asked the police to investigate., [ t …

Investigate - all meanings in English

prospect

noun
The possibility or likelihood of some future event occurring.
Usage examples:
There was no prospect of a reconciliation

verb
Search for mineral deposits, especially by drilling and excavation.
Usage examples:
The company is also prospecting for gold

noun
The possibility or likelihood that something will happen
Usage examples:
[ c ] losing the elections is a prospect that still appears unlikely., [ u ] she smiled at the pros…

Prospect - all meanings in English

recce

verb
Another term for reconnaissance.

noun
The process of getting information about enemy forces or positions by sending out small groups of soldiers or by using aircraft, etc.
Usage examples:
He sent three men on a recce., he did a little recce of the area before picking a spot to wait with…

Recce - all meanings in English

reconnoitre

verb
Make a military observation of (a region).
Usage examples:
They reconnoitred the beach some weeks before the landing

noun
An act of reconnoitring.
Usage examples:
A nocturnal reconnoitre of the camp

Reconnoitre - all meanings in English

scout

noun
A soldier or other person sent out ahead of a main force so as to gather information about the enemy's position, strength, or movements.
Usage examples:
Forward scouts reported that the enemy were massing at two points ahead

verb
Make a search for someone or something in various places.
Usage examples:
I was sent to scout around for a place to park the camper

verb
Reject (a proposal or idea) with scorn.
Usage examples:
He scouts the claim that the aristocrats cared much for the art treasures their ancestors had bought

Scout - all meanings in English

search

verb
Try to find something by looking or otherwise seeking carefully and thoroughly.
Usage examples:
I searched among the rocks, but there was nothing

noun
An act of searching for someone or something.
Usage examples:
The police carried out a thorough search of the premises

verb
Look or seek

Search - all meanings in English

survey

verb
Look closely at or examine (someone or something).
Usage examples:
Her green eyes surveyed him coolly

noun
A general view, examination, or description of someone or something.
Usage examples:
The author provides a survey of the relevant literature

verb
Determining opinions by interviewing people

Survey - all meanings in English

take a look at

idiom
To examine something very carefully in order to improve it in the future
Usage examples:
We need to take a long, hard look at the way we control gun ownership.

Take a look at - all meanings in English

tour

noun
A journey for pleasure in which several different places are visited.
Usage examples:
A motoring tour of scotland

verb
Make a tour of (an area).
Usage examples:
He decided to tour france

Tour - all meanings in English

traverse

verb
Travel across or through.
Usage examples:
He traversed the forest

noun
An act of traversing something.
Usage examples:
High-level walks in the dolomites often involve steep, exposed climbs, traverses, and descents

noun
A movement performed in dressage, in which the horse moves parallel to the side of the arena, with its shoulders carried closer to the wall than its hindquarters and its body curved towards the centre.
Usage examples:
Try some travers

Traverse - all meanings in English

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