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research vs beat about

beat about vs research

research is a noun but beat about is not a noun.

research and beat about both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
research Yes No Yes No
beat about No No Yes No
As verbs, beat about is a hyponym of research; that is, beat about is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than research:
  • research: inquire into
  • beat about: search anxiously
Other hyponyms of research include prospect, google, mapquest, re-explore, cast about, cast around.
research (noun) beat about (noun)
systematic investigation to establish facts
a search for knowledge
research (verb) beat about (verb)
inquire into search anxiously
attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner
Difference between research and beat about

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