explore · verb /ɪkˈsplɔːr/
Word family
Nouns: exploration, explorer
Adjectives: exploratory
Verbs: explore
explore (LOOK AROUND)
B1 I or T to go around a place where you have never been in order to find out what is there
Dictionary examples:
The best way to explore the countryside is on foot.
The children have gone exploring in the woods.
Learner example:
You can walk and explore in the jungle. (Preliminary English Test; B1; Spanish)
explore (LOOK INTO)
B2 T to find out more about something, often something that you might do in the future
Dictionary example:
We're exploring the possibility of buying a vacation home.
Learner example:
It is a great camera and I still [have] not explore[d] all [the] possibilities it holds. (First Certificate in English; B2; Polish)
