Associations to the word «Explore»

Wiktionary

EXPLORE, verb. (intransitive) (obsolete) To seek for something or after someone.
EXPLORE, verb. (transitive) To examine or investigate something systematically.
EXPLORE, verb. (transitive) To travel somewhere in search of discovery.
EXPLORE, verb. (intransitive) (medicine) To examine diagnostically.
EXPLORE, verb. (transitive) To (seek) experience first hand.
EXPLORE, verb. (intransitive) To be engaged exploring in any of the above senses.
EXPLORE, verb. (intransitive) To wander without any particular aim or purpose.
EXPLORE, verb. (transitive) To seek sexual variety.

Dictionary definition

EXPLORE, verb. Inquire into; "the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project"; "He searched for information on his relatives on the web"; "Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness".
EXPLORE, verb. Travel to or penetrate into; "explore unknown territory in biology".
EXPLORE, verb. Examine minutely.
EXPLORE, verb. Examine (organs) for diagnostic purposes.

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope