- pronunciation:
- ihk
splor
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
explores, exploring, explored |
| definition 1: |
to travel across or through in order to discover or search for something.
We explored the jungle in hope of finding the ancient city.- synonyms:
- prowl
- similar words:
- prospect, search, survey
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| definition 2: |
to try to understand by examining carefully.
Let us explore this idea.- synonyms:
- plumb, probe
- similar words:
- analyze, examine, investigate, research, scan, scrutinize, search out
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| related words: |
trace |
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Explore is from a Latin word that means "to investigate " or "search out." This Latin word may have originally meant "to make a loud cry," particularly the cry made by hunters to scare an animal out of its hiding place.
Word Builder: explore +
- explorer:
a person who explores.