The meaning of Examination

noun

Detailed examination of the elements or structure of something.

Usage examples:

Statistical analysis

noun

An act of assessing something or someone.

Usage examples:

She carried out a thorough appraisal

noun

The action of assessing someone or something.

Usage examples:

The assessment of educational needs

noun

The process of considering all the information about a situation or a person and making a judgement

Usage examples:

Conduct/give/make an assessment the first thing you must do is make an assessment of the situation.…

verb

Examine (something) in order to determine its accuracy, quality, or condition, or to detect the presence of something.

Usage examples:

Customs officers have the right to check all luggage

noun

An examination to test or ascertain accuracy, quality, or satisfactory condition.

Usage examples:

A campaign calling for regular checks on gas appliances

exclamation

Us spelling of cheque.

noun

A medical examination to test your general state of health

Usage examples:

She goes to her doctor for regular check-ups., a dental check-up

noun

Careful thought, typically over a period of time.

Usage examples:

Your case needs very careful investigation and consideration

noun

The act, state, or quality of caring about or respecting

Usage examples:

He showed very little consideration for anyone but himself., [ c ] financial considerations were a …

noun

In a contract, something with financial value that is given in exchange for something else, for example, a bank loan that is made in exchange for the borrower's promise to repay it

Usage examples:

From the wording of the agreement it was clear that the initial payment was part of the considerati…

noun

The act of cross-examining (= asking detailed questions of) someone, especially a witness in a trial

Usage examples:

Under cross-examination, the witness admitted her evidence had been mostly lies., the defence team …

verb

Present participle of cross-question

noun

The making of a judgement about the amount, number, or value of something; assessment.

Usage examples:

The evaluation of each method

noun

The process of judging something's quality, importance, or value, or a report that includes this information

Usage examples:

Get/give/offer an evaluation before filing for bankruptcy, it is advisable to get an evaluation don…

noun

Short for examination (sense 2).

Usage examples:

He was likely to fail his exams again

noun

A test of a student’s knowledge or skill in a particular subject

Usage examples:

The final exams are scheduled for next week.

noun

A formal test that you must pass in order to earn a particular qualification or be allowed to do a particular job

Usage examples:

Take/pass/fail an exam candidates for supervisory jobs must take a written exam., bar/civil-service…

noun

The action of exploring an unfamiliar area.

Usage examples:

Space exploration

noun

A careful look at all the parts of a thing or place, in order to find something

Usage examples:

Police gave the apartment a thorough going-over but failed to find any evidence.

noun

An intense interrogation or period of questioning.

Usage examples:

They faced a grilling over the latest results

verb

Cook (food) using a grill.

Usage examples:

Grill the trout for five minutes

noun

An occasion when someone is asked a lot of questions for a long time

Usage examples:

She faced a grilling when she got home., the security guard gave me a grilling for taking photos of…

noun

A period of prolonged and intensive questioning.

Usage examples:

She relented in her determined inquisition and offered help

noun

Careful examination or scrutiny.

Usage examples:

On closer inspection it looked like a fossil

noun

The act of looking at something carefully in order to discover information

Usage examples:

[ u ] at first she suspected that the letter was a forgery, but on closer inspection (= looked at m…

noun

The act of looking at something carefully to check its quality or condition

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Carry out/make an inspection normally you will carry out an inspection of the goods as soon as poss…

noun

The action of interrogating or the process of being interrogated.

Usage examples:

Would he keep his mouth shut under interrogation ?

noun

A process of asking someone a lot of questions for a long time in order to get information, sometimes using threats or violence

Usage examples:

One by one they were taken for interrogation., she was subjected to torture and lengthy interrogati…

noun

The action of investigating something or someone; formal or systematic examination or research.

Usage examples:

He is under investigation for receiving illicit funds

noun

The act of examining something carefully, esp. to discover the truth about it

Usage examples:

[ c ] a criminal investigation, [ u ] the cause of the fire is under investigation (= is being exam…

noun

The careful examination of a crime, problem, statement, etc., especially to discover the truth

Usage examples:

An investigation into sth an investigation into possible insider dealing has been begun by the stoc…

noun

A quick examination of someone or something

Usage examples:

The security guards gave me the once-over.

adjective

Spoken rather than written; verbal.

Usage examples:

They had reached an oral agreement

noun

A spoken examination or test.

Usage examples:

A french oral

noun

Material manufactured in thin sheets from the pulp of wood or other fibrous substances, used for writing, drawing, or printing on, or as wrapping material.

Usage examples:

A sheet of paper

verb

Apply wallpaper to (a wall or room).

Usage examples:

The walls were papered in a regency stripe

noun

A thin, flat material made from crushed wood or cloth used esp. for writing and printing on and in packaging

Usage examples:

[ u ] a piece/sheet of paper, [ u ] a paper bag/towel, [ u ] paper cups/napkins/plates, let's put s…

noun

The action of reading or examining something.

Usage examples:

I continued my perusal of the instructions

noun

The action of reading through something, especially to find the part you are interested in

Usage examples:

He sent a copy of the report to the governors for their perusal., a brief perusal

adjective

Of or concerned with the actual doing or use of something rather than with theory and ideas.

Usage examples:

There are two obvious practical applications of the research

noun

An examination or lesson in which theories and procedures learned are applied to the actual making or doing of something.

Usage examples:

It means they are on their own on the final hurdle of a seemingly endless slog of course work, mock…

adjective

Relating to actual experience or to the use of knowledge in activities rather than to knowledge only or ideas

Usage examples:

I know you’ve been trained as a teacher, but do you have any practical teaching experience?, you’ve…

noun

A blunt-ended surgical instrument used for exploring a wound or part of the body.

Usage examples:

The surgeon passes the probe over the surgical site again and excises more specimen if elevated rad…

verb

Physically explore or examine (something) with the hands or an instrument.

Usage examples:

Hands probed his body from top to bottom

verb

To search into or examine something

Usage examples:

[ i ] investigators are probing into new evidence in the case., [ t ] using a special instrument, t…

verb

Force (liquid, gas, etc.) to move by or as if by means of a pump.

Usage examples:

The blood is pumped around the body

noun

A mechanical device using suction or pressure to raise or move liquids, compress gases, or force air into inflatable objects such as tyres.

Usage examples:

A petrol pump

noun

An active transport mechanism in living cells by which specific ions are moved through the cell membrane against a concentration gradient.

Usage examples:

The bacterium's sodium pump

noun

The action of asking someone questions, especially in an official context.

Usage examples:

The young lieutenant escorted us to the barracks for questioning

adjective

Showing an interest in learning new things.

Usage examples:

The questioning mind of a child

verb

Ask (someone) questions, especially in an official context.

Usage examples:

Four men were being questioned about the killings

noun

A test of knowledge, especially as a competition between individuals or teams as a form of entertainment.

Usage examples:

A sports quiz

verb

Ask (someone) questions.

Usage examples:

Four men have been quizzed about the murder

noun

A practical joke or hoax.

Usage examples:

I am impatient to know if the whole be not one grand quiz

noun

A formal assessment of something with the intention of instituting change if necessary.

Usage examples:

A comprehensive review of uk defence policy

verb

Assess (something) formally with the intention of instituting change if necessary.

Usage examples:

The home secretary was called on to review britain's gun laws

verb

Look at again; examine again

verb

Look at all parts of (something) carefully in order to detect some feature.

Usage examples:

He raised his binoculars to scan the coast

noun

An act of scanning someone or something.

Usage examples:

A quick scan of the sports page

Examine minutely or intensely

verb

Look at all parts of (something) carefully in order to detect some feature.

Usage examples:

He raised his binoculars to scan the coast

noun

An act of scanning someone or something.

Usage examples:

A quick scan of the sports page

noun

A medical examination using a scanner.

Usage examples:

A brain scan

noun

Critical observation or examination.

Usage examples:

The policy came under scrutiny last month

noun

The careful and detailed examination of something

Usage examples:

Will the candidates stand up under all that scrutiny?

noun

The careful and detailed examination of something in order to get information about it

Usage examples:

Be subjected to/come under scrutiny the figures are likely to come under close scrutiny.

noun

The devotion of time and attention to gaining knowledge of an academic subject, especially by means of books.

Usage examples:

The study of english

verb

Devote time and attention to gaining knowledge of (an academic subject), especially by means of books.

Usage examples:

I studied classics at college

verb

Applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject

noun

A procedure intended to establish the quality, performance, or reliability of something, especially before it is taken into widespread use.

Usage examples:

Both countries carried out nuclear tests in may

verb

Short for test match.

Usage examples:

The first test against new zealand

noun

The shell or integument of some invertebrates and protozoans, especially the chalky shell of a foraminiferan or the tough outer layer of a tunicate.

Usage examples:

The tests of the shells are recrystallized, but the original ornamentation is preserved in very goo…

verb

Make a careful and critical examination of (something).

Usage examples:

Proposals for vetting large takeover bids

noun

The process of carefully and critically examining something.

Usage examples:

We need a thorough vetting of the issues related to crude oil supplies

noun

Present participle of vet

Usage examples:

Everyone who is interviewed for the position has to go through vetting., vetting of there will be r…

verb

Short for viva voce.

exclamation

Long live! (used to express acclaim or support for a specified person or thing).

Usage examples:

‘viva mexico!’

noun

A cry of ‘viva’ as a salute or cheer.

Usage examples:

The vivas of the crowd greeted the ship as it returned to port