explore
v.v. to travel through a new place to learn about it, or to look at a topic carefully to understand it better.
v. to travel through an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it; to examine a subject or possibility systematically. Transitive — takes a direct object.
We spent the afternoon exploring the old city streets.
The committee will explore several different options before making a final decision on the budget.
The documentary aims to explore the complex relationship between urban development and the preservation of local wildlife habitats in the coastal region.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eɣ Latin ex Latin ex- Latin plōrō Latin explōrōder. Middle French explorerder. English explore From Middle French explorer, from Latin explōrāre (“to investigate, search out”), itself said to be originally a hunters' term meaning "to set up a loud cry", from ex- (“out”) + plōrāre (“to cry”), but the second element is also explained as "to make to flow" (from pluere (“to flow”)).
The verb is transitive and requires a direct object; it can also be used intransitively when the context of the location is implied.
We explored about the forestWe explored the forestExplore is a transitive verb and does not require the preposition 'about' when followed by a location.