Words / B1

ik-SPLOR/ɪkˈsplɔː/

To explore is to travel to learn about a place, or to discuss an idea in depth: explore a cave; explore both sides. Exploration is the noun. Investigate is closer to official inquiry. Do not write “explore about”. Essay command words: explore the writer’s methods.

Meaning

To travel around a place to learn about it; also to discuss an idea in detail.

Examples

• “The essay should explore both sides of the housing argument.”
• “They explored the coast path, which is the travel sense.”

Good to know

explore a place / an idea; explore both sides. Noun: exploration. Official: investigate. Not “explore about”. Exam: explore = discuss in depth.

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