- pronunciation:
- ihk
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
explores, exploring, explored |
| definition 1: |
When you explore a place, you travel across it or go through it so that you can learn about it.
We found a cave on our hike, and we explored it a little. It was cool and wet inside the cave. When it got too narrow and dark, we had to go back out.- similar words:
- prospect, search
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| definition 2: |
When you explore something, you try to understand it by studying or looking at it carefully.
My mom likes to explore all kinds of topics in history. Right now she is reading about the discovery of Antarctica.- synonyms:
- probe
- similar words:
- analyze, examine, investigate, research, search out
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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.