Examine - English meaning

verb

Examine (something) methodically and in detail, typically in order to explain and interpret it.

Usage examples:

We need to analyse our results more clearly

verb

To study or examine something in detail, in order to discover more about it

Usage examples:

Researchers analysed the purchases of 6300 households., analyse data/results/information management…

verb

To study or examine something in detail in order to discover or understand more about it

Usage examples:

Researchers analysed the purchases of 6,300 households., the book brilliantly analyses the cultural…

verb

Assess the value or quality of.

Usage examples:

There is a need to appraise existing techniques

verb

To examine someone or something in order to judge their or its qualities, success, or needs

Usage examples:

Appraise the situation he coolly appraised the situation, deciding which person would be most likel…

verb

To give a judgment about how much money something might be sold for

Usage examples:

Be appraised at the ring was appraised at $40,000.

idiom

To put questions to someone that you want them to answer

Usage examples:

Don't be afraid to ask questions of those with more experience., she is inquisitive, forever asking…

verb

Evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or quality of.

Usage examples:

The committee must assess the relative importance of the issues

verb

Estimate the nature, quality, ability or significance of

verb

To decide the quality or importance of something

Usage examples:

A college is going to assess a student’s ability based on grades., government officials assessed th…

verb

Think carefully about (something), typically before making a decision.

Usage examples:

Each application is considered on its merits

verb

To think about a particular subject or thing or about doing something or about whether to do something

Usage examples:

Consider clara barton, who founded the american red cross., we considered moving to california, but…

verb

To spend time thinking about a possibility or making a decision

Usage examples:

Don't make any decisions before you've considered the situation., [ + question word ] have you cons…

verb

To ask detailed questions of someone, esp. during a trial, in order to discover if the person has been telling the truth

Usage examples:

Defense attorneys cross-examined the witness., [ u ] under cross-examination, she admitted she’d li…

verb

To ask someone detailed questions, especially in a law court, in order to discover if what they said earlier was true

Usage examples:

Expert witnesses were cross-examined on their statements about how the accident had occurred., unde…

verb

To cross-examine

verb

Travel through (an unfamiliar area) in order to learn about it.

Usage examples:

He explored the fontainebleau forest

verb

To travel to a new place to learn about it or become familiar with it

Usage examples:

[ t ] they set out to explore the city., we have to explore new ways to market our products., many …

verb

To search a place and discover things about it

Usage examples:

The best way to explore the countryside is on foot., robots, rather than astronauts, explore space …

noun

A device on a cooker that radiates heat downwards for cooking food.

Usage examples:

Place under a hot grill

verb

Cook (food) using a grill.

Usage examples:

Grill the trout for five minutes

noun

Variant spelling of grille.

verb

Look at (someone or something) closely, typically to assess their condition or to discover any shortcomings.

Usage examples:

They inspected the paintwork for cracks and flaws

verb

Look over carefully

verb

To look at something or someone carefully in order to discover information, esp. about quality or condition

Usage examples:

After the accident both drivers got out and inspected their cars for damage., someone from the heal…

verb

Ask questions of (someone) closely, aggressively, or formally.

Usage examples:

He was interrogated by mi6

verb

To ask someone a lot of questions for a long time in order to get information, sometimes using threats or violence

Usage examples:

Thousands of dissidents have been interrogated or imprisoned in recent weeks.

verb

To get information from a computer

Usage examples:

The computer language was originally developed to make it faster to interrogate a database.

verb

Carry out a systematic or formal inquiry to discover and examine the facts of (an incident, allegation, etc.) so as to establish the truth.

Usage examples:

Police are investigating a claim that the man was beaten unconscious by a gang

verb

Conduct an inquiry of

verb

To examine something carefully, esp. to discover the truth about it

Usage examples:

[ i ] there was a suspicious man near the playground, and we asked the police to investigate., [ t …

collocation

Examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition

phrasal verb

Investigate something.

Usage examples:

The police looked into his business dealings

phrasal verb

To try to find out about something

Usage examples:

I’ll look into the reasons for the decision.

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…

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

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 sports shoe; a plimsoll.

Usage examples:

If you buy the kids plimsolls for pe, rather than pumps, you probably live in east yorkshire - or o…

idiom

To cause someone to have a difficult and unpleasant experience, especially by asking them a lot of difficult questions

Usage examples:

I had the interview this morning - they really put me through the mill.

idiom

To ask someone difficult or unpleasant questions, often to find out if they are doing their job in a satisfactory way

Usage examples:

Outside investigators will put the company's accounting practices through the wringer.

noun

A sentence worded or expressed so as to elicit information.

Usage examples:

We hope this leaflet has been helpful in answering your questions

verb

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

Usage examples:

Four men were being questioned about the killings

verb

A sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply

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

Examine or inspect closely and thoroughly.

Usage examples:

Customers were warned to scrutinize the small print

verb

To examine someone or something very carefully

Usage examples:

All new products are scrutinized by the laboratory.

verb

To examine something very carefully in order to discover information

Usage examples:

The data raises questions about how closely wall street banks scrutinized the loans.

verb

Put (a fine or loose substance) through a sieve so as to remove lumps or large particles.

Usage examples:

Sift the flour into a large bowl

noun

An act of sifting something, especially so as to isolate that which is most important.

Usage examples:

A careful archaeological sift must be made through the debris

noun

Move as if through a sieve

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

verb

Look closely at or examine (someone or something).

Usage examples:

Her green eyes surveyed him coolly

noun

A general view, examination, or description of someone or something.

Usage examples:

The author provides a survey of the relevant literature

verb

Determining opinions by interviewing people

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…

noun

A veterinary surgeon.

Usage examples:

He reported the case immediately to the local veterinary station and two vets came to the farm with…

verb

Make a careful and critical examination of (something).

Usage examples:

Proposals for vetting large takeover bids

noun

A veteran.

Usage examples:

A vietnam vet

verb

Find out how heavy (someone or something) is, typically using scales.

Usage examples:

Weigh yourself on the day you begin the diet

verb

Have a certain heft

verb

To be pulled toward the earth with a particular force that can be measured, or to measure this force in an object; to show an amount of weight

Usage examples:

[ l ] the baby weighed six pounds, ten ounces at birth., [ l ] this table weighs a lot., [ t ] she …

phrasal verb

Carefully assess someone or something.

Usage examples:

You'll have to weigh up the risks for yourself

phrasal verb

To think carefully about the advantages or disadvantages of a situation before making a decision

Usage examples:

Regulators are weighing up whether to allow the merger to go ahead.