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Meaning of explore | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2 Standard
ɪkˈsplɔː

Definitions

  1. An exploration; a tour of a place to see what it is like.
    colloquial
  2. To make a careful examination or search: scientists who have been known to explore in this region of the earth.
  3. To go into or through for the purpose of making discoveries or acquiring information:delve, dig, inquire, investigate, look into, probe, reconnoiter, scout.
  4. a journey of exploration. ondersoek(ing), eksplorasie, ontdekking إسْتِكشاف изследване exploração výzkumná cesta die Erforschung udforskning; efterforskning; søgning εξερεύνησηexploración uurimine اکتشاف tutkiminen explorationחקירה अन्वेषण, खोज istraživanje felfedezőút eksplorasi könnunarleiðangur esplorazione 探検 탐험 tyrinėjimas, žvalgymas pētīšana; pētījums penjelajahan verkenningoppdagelsesreisebadanie, odkrywanie كشفول،پلټنه exploração recunoaştere; exploatare исследование výskumná cesta ra...
  5. for the purpose of exploration or investigation. an exploratory expedition. ondersoekings إسْتِكْشافي излседователски exploratório výzkumný forschend efterforsknings-; undersøgelses-; opdagelses- εξερευνητικός exploratorio uurimis- اکتشافی tutkimus- d'exploration שֶׁל חֲקִירָה अन्वेषी istraživački kutató bertujuan menyelidiki rannsóknar-, könnunar- esplorativo 探検の 탐험의 tiriamasis, žvalgomasis pētniecības-; pētniecisks tinjauan verkennend undersøkelses-, granskings-, prøve-badawczy پلټڼه.د پلټن...
  6. a person who explores unknown regions. explorers in space. ondersoeker مُسْتَكْشِف изследовател explorador výzkumník der Forscher opdagelsesrejsende εξερευνητήςexplorador uurimisreisija کاشف؛ اکتشاف کننده tutkimusmatkailija explorateur/-trice נוֹסֶע חוֹקֵר समन्वेषक, अन्वेषक istraživač felfedező penjelajah (land)könnuður, rannsakandi esploratore, esploratrice 探険家 탐험가 tyrinėtojas, žvalgytojas pētnieks penjelajah ontdekkingsreizigeroppdagelsesreisendebadacz, odkrywca پلټونكى explorador ex­plo­ra...
  7. To investigate systematically; examine: explore every possibility.
  8. To search into or travel in for the purpose of discovery: exploring outer space.
  9. Medicine To examine (a body cavity or interior part) for diagnostic purposes, especially by surgery.
    Medicine
  10. (tr) to examine or investigate, esp systematically
    tr
  11. to travel to or into (unfamiliar or unknown regions), esp for organized scientific purposes

Equivalents

العربية إستكشف استكشف
Български изследвам
Català explorar
Čeština bádat probádat prozkoumat zkoumat
Ελληνικά εξερευνώ
Esperanto esplori
Español explorar
فارسی کاوش کردن
Galego explorar
עברית בדק התנסה חיפש חקר תר
Bahasa Indonesia eksplorasi
日本語 探る 探検する
ខ្មែរ រុករក ស៊ើប
한국어 탐험하다
Македонски истражува
Bahasa Melayu teroka
Polski badać zbadać
Slovenčina bádať Škumát
Svenska utforska
ไทย สำรวจ
Tiếng Việt thám hiểm

Examples

“Daylight was fading quickly, but I was still keen to have a little explore of the town and beach.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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