Examine
11examine — verb ADVERB ▪ carefully, closely, in detail, minutely ▪ Each case must be carefully examined. ▪ We shall now proceed to examine these two aspects of the problem in detail. ▪ …
12examine — v. 1) to examine carefully, closely, thoroughly 2) (D; tr.) to examine for (to examine a car for defects) 3) (D; tr.) to examine in (to examine students in physics) * * * [ɪg zæmɪn] closely thoroughly to examine carefully (D; tr.) to examine for… …
13examine — ex|am|ine W2S3 [ıgˈzæmın] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: examiner, from Latin examinare, from examen weighing out ] 1.) to look at something carefully and thoroughly because you want to find out more about it ▪ A team of divers was… …
14examine — examinable, adj. examinatorial /ig zam euh neuh tawr ee euhl, tohr /, adj. examiner, n. examiningly, adv. /ig zam in/, v.t., examined, examining. 1. to inspect or scrutinize carefully: to examine a prospective purchase. 2. to observe, test, or… …
15examine */*/*/ — UK [ɪɡˈzæmɪn] / US verb [transitive] Word forms examine : present tense I/you/we/they examine he/she/it examines present participle examining past tense examined past participle examined 1) to look at something carefully in order to find out… …
16examine — ex•am•ine [[t]ɪgˈzæm ɪn[/t]] v. t. ined, in•ing 1) to inspect or scrutinize carefully: to examine merchandise[/ex] 2) med to observe, test, or investigate (a person s body or any part of it), esp. in order to evaluate general health or determine… …
17examine — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. investigate, inspect, survey, prove, canvass, search; scrutinize, peruse, dissect, scan; test, interrogate, try, question; audit, review. See attention, inquiry, evidence. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To …
18examine — 01. The doctor [examined] him, and could find nothing wrong. 02. Engineers are [examining] the wreckage of the aircraft in an attempt to determine why it crashed. 03. Detectives [examined] the body to see if there were any clues to the cause of… …
19examine — verb (T) 1 to look at something carefully, in order to make a decision, find something, check something etc: After examining the evidence, I can find no truth in these claims. | examine sth for: The police will have to examine the weapon for… …
20examine — /əgˈzæmən / (say uhg zamuhn), /ɛg / (say eg ) verb (t) (examined, examining) 1. to inspect or scrutinise carefully; inquire into or investigate. 2. to test the knowledge, reactions, or qualifications of (a pupil, candidate, etc.), as by questions …
