explore

To seek for something or after someone.

To examine or investigate something systematically.

The committee has been exploring alternative solutions to the problem at hand.

Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts: rodents.

To travel somewhere in search of discovery.

It was around that time that the expedition began exploring the Arctic Circle.

To examine diagnostically.

To (seek) experience first hand.

It is normal for a boy of this age to be exploring his sexuality.

An exploration; a tour of a place to see what it is like.

Daylight was fading quickly, but I was still keen to have a little explore of the town and beach.