Research vs Investigated - What's the difference?
research | investigated |
(uncountable) Diligent inquiry or examination to seek or revise facts, principles, theories, applications, etc.; laborious or continued search after truth.
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(countable) A particular instance or piece of research.
* Macaulay
* 1747 , The Scots magazine (volume 9, page 567)
To search or examine with continued care; to seek diligently.
To make an extensive investigation into.
To search again.
(investigate)
To inquire into or study in order to ascertain facts or information.
To examine, look into, or scrutinize in order to discover something hidden or secret.
To conduct an inquiry or examination.
* 1903 , , "The Shadow and the Flash,"
As verbs the difference between research and investigated
is that research is to search or examine with continued care; to seek diligently while investigated is past tense of investigate.As a noun research
is diligent inquiry or examination to seek or revise facts, principles, theories, applications, etc.; laborious or continued search after truth.research
English
(wikipedia research)Noun
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- The dearest interests of parties have frequently been staked on the results of the researches of antiquaries.
- The first step I took in this so necessary a research , was to examine the motives, the justice, the necessity and expediency of the revolution
Synonyms
* researches * investigation * exploration * examination * study * inquiry * scrutinyDerived terms
* desk research * empirical research * field research * historical research * primary research * proresearch * qualitative research * quantitative research * scientific research * secondary researchVerb
(es)References
* * *Anagrams
* * reachers * re-searchinvestigated
English
Verb
(head)investigate
English
Verb
(investigat)- to investigate the causes of natural phenomena
- to investigate an unsolved murder
- "Why don't you investigate'?" he demanded. And ' investigate I did.