What is "examine" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does examine mean in English? Meaning of examine definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "examine" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "examine": consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning

Verb

  • Meaning: consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
  • Example: analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare analyze the evidence in a criminal trial analyze your real motives
  • Synonyms: analyse analyze canvas canvass examine study
  • Hyponyms: anatomize appraise assay audit check check into check out check over check up on compare consider diagnose follow go over inspect investigate look at look into name reexamine review screen scrutinise scrutinize sieve sift survey suss out trace view
  • Meaning of "examine": observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect

    Verb

  • Meaning: observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
  • Example: The customs agent examined the baggage I must see your passport before you can enter the country
  • Synonyms: examine see
  • Hyponyms: auscultate autopsy candle check glance over inspect look peruse rake run down scan scrutinise scrutinize search size up skim survey take stock x-ray
  • Meaning of "examine": question or examine thoroughly and closely

    Verb

  • Meaning: question or examine thoroughly and closely
  • Synonyms: examine probe
  • Hyponyms: enquire hear inquire investigate re-examine try
  • Hypernyms: investigate look into
  • Meaning of "examine": question closely

    Verb

  • Meaning: question closely
  • Synonyms: examine
  • Hyponyms: catechise catechize cross examine cross question grill quiz test
  • Hypernyms: query question
  • Meaning of "examine": put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to

    Verb

  • Meaning: put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
  • Example: This approach has been tried with good results Test this recipe
  • Synonyms: essay examine prove test try try out
  • Hyponyms: control field-test float verify
  • Hypernyms: evaluate judge pass judgment
  • Synonyms:

    consider, scan, probe, scrutinize, check, ponder, review, research, read, screen, inspect, explore, audit, criticize, study, check out, try, investigate, survey, view, prospect, case, assay, prove, inquire, winnow, eye, peruse, sweep, gun, sift, finger, frisk, canvass, weigh, reconnoiter, appraise, go into, go over, go through, scope, turn over, delve into, vet, pore over, parse, chew over, dig into, look over, look see, pat down, pick at, scrutinate, search into, size up, take stock of, try, check, measure, grill, inquire, interrogate, quiz, pump, experiment, weigh, catechize, judge, query, cross-examine, give the third, give the third degree, put through the wringer, try out,

    Antonyms:

    ignore, praise, forget, neglect, approve, overlook, reply, answer,

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