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Definition explore in American English

explore verb

verb
/ɪkˈsplɔr/
1

to travel to a place in order to learn about it or to search for something valuable such as oil

Example

The town is a good base from which to explore this charming corner of New England.

Example

companies exploring for oil

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Example

We are exploring the possibility of taking legal action against the company.

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It is worth exploring other ways of dealing with this problem.

Example

He wants to explore how the human brain will function under these circumstances.

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Definition explore in American English