We want to explore an underwater oil field.
Source: tatoeba (22157)
Explore
//ɪkˈsplɔː//
Synonyms for "explore" (66 found)
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Closest matches (14)
Strong matches (19)
Related words (33)
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4 entriesSynonyms
5 entriesRelated terms
3 entriesderived
8 entrieshas context
1 entriesmanner of
2 entriesrelated to
17 entriesShowing 16 of 17 words.
Translations
162 translations across 49 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- اِسْتَكْشَفَ verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
Armenian
4 entries- հետազոտել verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
- հետազոտել verb (to travel somewhere in search of discovery)
- հետախուզել verb (to travel somewhere in search of discovery)
- ուսումնասիրել verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
Asturian
2 entries- esplorar verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
- esplorar verb (to travel somewhere in search of discovery)
Belarusian
2 entries- дасле́даваць verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
- дасле́дваць verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
Bulgarian
4 entries- изсле́двам verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
- изследвам verb (to travel somewhere in search of discovery)
- изуча́вам verb (to (seek) experience first hand)
- прегле́ждам verb (to examine diagnostically)
Catalan
4 entries- explorar verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
- explorar verb (to travel somewhere in search of discovery)
- explorar verb (to (seek) experience first hand)
- explorar verb (to examine diagnostically)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 探索 verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
- 探險 /探险 verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
Czech
4 entries- bádat verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
- probádat verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
- prozkoumat verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
- zkoumat verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
Danish
4 entries- eksplorere verb (to examine diagnostically)
- tage på opdagelsesrejse verb (to travel somewhere in search of discovery)
- udforske verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
- udforske verb (to travel somewhere in search of discovery)
Dutch
4 entries- (aan) exploratie doen verb (to be engaged exploring in any of the above senses)
- aftasten verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
- bestuderen verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
- diagnosticeren verb (to examine diagnostically)
Esperanto
1 entries- esplori verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
Finnish
4 entries- kokeilla verb (to (seek) experience first hand)
- kokeilla verb (to be engaged exploring in any of the above senses)
- tutkia verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
- tutkia verb (to travel somewhere in search of discovery)
French
3 entries- explorer verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
- explorer verb (to travel somewhere in search of discovery)
- explorer verb (to (seek) experience first hand)
Galician
2 entries- explorar verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
- explorar verb (to travel somewhere in search of discovery)
German
4 entries- erforschen verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
- erforschen verb (to travel somewhere in search of discovery)
- erforschen verb (to (seek) experience first hand)
- untersuchen verb (to examine diagnostically)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐍂𐌿𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌽 verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
Greek
1 entries- εξερευνώ verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
Hebrew
4 entries- בדק verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
- התנסה verb (to (seek) experience first hand)
- התעמק verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
- התעסק verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
Hindi
1 entries- अन्वेषण करना verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
Hungarian
4 entries- felfedez verb (to travel somewhere in search of discovery)
- felfedez verb (to (seek) experience first hand)
- kalandozik verb (to travel somewhere in search of discovery)
- kutat verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
Indonesian
1 entries- eksplorasi verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
Italian
4 entries- analizzare verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
- esplorare verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
- esplorare verb (to travel somewhere in search of discovery)
- esplorare verb (to (seek) experience first hand)
Japanese
2 entries- 探る verb (to travel somewhere in search of discovery)
- 探検する verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
Khmer
3 entries- ក្រវែល verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
- រុករក verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
- ស៊ើប verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
Korean
1 entries- 탐험하다 verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
Lao
2 entries- ສະແວງ verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
- ສແວງ verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
Latin
2 entries- explōrō verb (to travel somewhere in search of discovery)
- speculor verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
Macedonian
1 entries- истражува verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
Malay
1 entries- teroka verb (to travel somewhere in search of discovery)
Mongolian
1 entries- судлах verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
Māori
4 entries- hōpara verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
- hōpara verb (to travel somewhere in search of discovery)
- torohē verb (to travel somewhere in search of discovery)
- tōmene verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- utforske verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
Occitan
2 entries- explorar verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
- explorar verb (to travel somewhere in search of discovery)
Old English
1 entries- rāsian verb (to travel somewhere in search of discovery)
Persian
2 entries- اکتشاف کردن verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
- کاوش کردن verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
Polish
2 entries- badać verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
- zbadać verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
Portuguese
4 entries- examinar verb (to examine diagnostically)
- explorar verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
- explorar verb (to travel somewhere in search of discovery)
- explorar verb (to (seek) experience first hand)
Romanian
1 entries- a explora verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
Russian
4 entries- изуча́ть verb (to (seek) experience first hand)
- изучи́ть verb (to (seek) experience first hand)
- иссле́довать verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
- иссле́довать verb (to travel somewhere in search of discovery)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- istražívati verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
- istrážiti verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
- истра́жити verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
- истражи́вати verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
Slovak
4 entries- bádať verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
- prebádať verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
- preskúmať verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
- skúmať verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
Slovene
4 entries- poizvedeti verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
- poizvedovati verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
- raziskati verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
- raziskovati verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
Spanish
2 entries- explorar verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
- explorar verb (to travel somewhere in search of discovery)
Swedish
2 entries- utforska verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
- utforska verb (to travel somewhere in search of discovery)
Thai
1 entries- สำรวจ verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
Turkish
4 entries- araştırmak verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
- incelemek verb (to (seek) experience first hand)
- keşfetmek verb (to travel somewhere in search of discovery)
- muayene etmek verb (to examine diagnostically)
Ukrainian
2 entries- дослі́джувати verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
- досліди́ти verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
Vietnamese
1 entries- thám hiểm verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
Zazaki
3 entries- barıyayış verb (to (seek) experience first hand)
- keşf kerden verb (to travel somewhere in search of discovery)
- palıknayen verb (to examine or investigate something systematically)
Sample sentences
18 total sentences available.
We will explore every planet that goes around the sun.
Source: tatoeba (22830)
One of the important differences between Japanese and Americans is that Japanese tend to choose a safe course in life, while Americans choose to explore and challenge life.
Source: tatoeba (281709)
He hopes to explore the uninhabited island.
Source: tatoeba (291290)
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