[intransitive, transitive] to travel to or around an area or a country in order to learn about it. As soon as we arrived on the island we were eager to ...

to travel to or around an area or a country in order to learn about it. explore something (for something) The city is best explored on foot.

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun explore. See 'Meaning & use' for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

the act of travelling through a place in order to find out about it or look for something in it. Budgets for space exploration have been cut back.

a person who travels to places where few people have been before or places that are unknown to them, in order to find out more about them.

There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb explore, two of which are labelled obsolete. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, ...

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the act of traveling through a place in order to find out about it or look for something in it; the exploration of space; oil exploration.

a person who travels to unknown places in order to find out more about them. Early explorers traded directly with Native Americans for furs.

explore verb (DISCOVER) ... to try to discover; learn about: We have to explore new ways to market our products. Many scholars have explored this issue.