Explore

Verb

 * 1)  To seek for something or after someone.
 * 2)  To examine or investigate something systematically.
 * ''The committee has been exploring alternative solutions to the problem at hand.
 * 1)  To travel somewhere in search of discovery.
 * ''It was around that time that the expedition began exploring the Arctic Circle.
 * 1)  To examine diagnostically.
 * 2)  To (seek) experience first hand.
 * ''It is normal for a boy of this age to be exploring his sexuality.
 * 1)  To be engaged exploring in any of the above senses.
 * ''He was too busy exploring to notice his son needed his guidance
 * 1)  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

Synonyms

 * (examine or investigate systematically): delve into, research

Derived terms

 * explorer

Related terms

 * exploration
 * explorative
 * exploratory

Adverbs for Explore
intelligently; carefully; completely; morbidly; zealously; undauntedly; adventurously; intrepidly; untiringly; scientifically; methodically.

Thesaurus
beat the bushes, burrow, delve, delve into, dig, dig into, examine, fathom, forage, frisk, go into, go through, hunt, indagate, inquire into, inspect, investigate, look around, look into, look round, look through, nose around, observe, peer into, plumb, poke, poke around, poke into, probe, prospect, pry, pry into, quarry, question, research, review, root, scrutinize, search, search into, search through, sift, smell around, sound, study, survey, test, tour, travel, traverse, try

Etymology
Recorded since c.1450 (implied in explorator), from 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")

Translations

 * Catalan: explorar
 * Danish: udforske,
 * Dutch:, , navorsen, exploreren, napluizen, uitpluizen, uitzoeken, aftasten
 * French:


 * German: erforschen
 * Hebrew:, , , , התעמק, התעסק
 * Italian: esplorare, investigare, indagare
 * Norwegian: Utforske
 * Spanish: explorar


 * Catalan: explorar
 * Danish: udforske, tage på opdagelsesrejse
 * Dutch:, exploreren, op/een ontdekkingsreis gaan naar/maken in
 * French:


 * German: erforschen
 * Hebrew:, תר
 * Italian: esplorare
 * Spanish:


 * Catalan: explorar
 * Danish: udforske
 * Dutch:, exploreren


 * French:
 * German: erforschen
 * Hebrew:
 * Italian: esplorare


 * Catalan: explorar
 * Danish:, eksplorere


 * Dutch:
 * Italian: esplorare, investigare, indagare


 * Catalan: explorar


 * Dutch: op zijn, exploreren, (aan) exploratie doen
 * Italian: esplorare

to examine or investigate something systematically
 * : esplori

to travel in search of discovery
 * : esplori
 * : explorar