verb
    
    -plores; -plored; -ploring
    
    [+ obj] to look at (something) in a careful way to learn more about it :to study or analyze (something)
    
    
    
    to talk or think about (something) in a thoughtful and detailed way
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    to learn about (something) by trying it
    
    
    
    
    
    [+ obj] :to travel over or through (a place) in order to learn more about it or to find something
    
    
    
    
    
    [no obj] :to make a careful search for something by traveling to different places
    
    
    
    [+ obj] :to touch (something) to learn more about it