noun/verb · academic

research

UK/rɪˈsɜːtʃ/US/rɪˈsɝːtʃ/re·SEARCH

Band 4-5task2speaking

careful study or investigation to discover facts about a subject

Examples

“The university will fund research into renewable energy.”

“They need to research the causes before proposing a policy.”

“Research shows that exercise improves mental health.”

Band 8 sentence

“Longitudinal research conducted across multiple countries suggests that early intervention programs significantly improve long-term educational outcomes.”

Collocations

  • conduct research
  • research shows
  • research into/on

Word family

research noun/verbresearcher nounresearching verb (gerund)

Common mistakes

do a research→do research / conduct research

many researches→many studies / much research

Say it for a higher band

5study→6investigation→7+research

Synonyms

study

investigation

Easily confused

study

“The study examined the eating habits of teenagers.”

Related words

randominferencesensitivitybiasgeneralizabilityinnovationreproducibilitystatistics

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