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Explore
Definitions
- 1 An exploration; a tour of a place to see what it is like. colloquial
"Daylight was fading quickly, but I was still keen to have a little explore of the town and beach."
- 1 To seek for something or after someone. intransitive, obsolete
- 2 examine (organs) for diagnostic purposes wordnet
- 3 To examine or investigate something systematically. transitive
"The committee has been exploring alternative solutions to the problem at hand."
- 4 inquire into a subject in detail wordnet
- 5 To travel somewhere in search of discovery. transitive
"It was around that time that the expedition began exploring the Arctic Circle."
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- 6 inquire into wordnet
- 7 To examine diagnostically. intransitive
- 8 travel to or penetrate into wordnet
- 9 To (seek) experience first hand. transitive
"It is normal for a boy of this age to be exploring his sexuality."
- 10 To be engaged exploring in any of the above senses. intransitive
"He was too busy exploring to notice his son needed his guidance."
- 11 To wander without any particular aim or purpose. intransitive
"The boys explored all around till cold and hunger drove them back to the campfire one by one."
- 12 To seek sexual variety, to sow one's wild oats. transitive
Etymology
From Middle French explorer, from Latin explōrāre (“to investigate, search out”), itself said to be originally a hunters' term meaning "to set up a loud cry", from ex- (“out”) + plōrāre (“to cry”), but the second element is also explained as "to make to flow" (from pluere (“to flow”)).
From Middle French explorer, from Latin explōrāre (“to investigate, search out”), itself said to be originally a hunters' term meaning "to set up a loud cry", from ex- (“out”) + plōrāre (“to cry”), but the second element is also explained as "to make to flow" (from pluere (“to flow”)).
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