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Meaning of examine in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions
  1. Pronunciation

    /ɪɡˈzæmən/

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  1. Verb

    examine

    Etymology

    Middle English: from Old French examiner, from Latin examinare‘weigh, test’, from examen‘examination’

    Definitions

    1. consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning

    Examples

    • « analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare »
    • « analyze the evidence in a criminal trial »
    • « analyze your real motives »

    Derived terms

    • analyser
    • analysis
    • analyst
    • analytic thinking
    • analyzer
    • examen
    • examination
    • study
    • survey
  2. 2. observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect

    Examples

    • « The customs agent examined the baggage »
    • « I must see your passport before you can enter the country »

    Derived terms

    • examination
    • examiner
    • inspector
    • scrutiny
  3. 3. question or examine thoroughly and closely

    Derived terms

    • exam
    • examination
    • interrogation
    • interrogatory
    • investigation
    • probe
    • test
    • testing
  4. 4. question closely

    Derived terms

    • exam
    • examination
    • examinee
    • interrogation
    • interrogatory
    • test
    • testee
    • testing
  5. 5. put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to

    Examples

    • « This approach has been tried with good results »
    • « Test this recipe »

    Derived terms

    • attempter
    • essayer
    • exam
    • examen
    • examination
    • examiner
    • quizzer
    • test
    • tester
    • testing
    • trial
    • trial run
    • trier
    • tryout

Famous quotes

  • « I never wanted to do biography just to tell the life of a famous man. I always wanted to use the life of a man to examine political power, because democracy shapes our lives. »
    Robert Caro
  • « Medicine to produce health must examine disease and music, to create harmony must investigate discord. »
    Plutarch
  • « Popular art is the dream of society it does not examine itself. »
    Margaret Atwood
  • « I find that it's hard to fully examine one's life and not have faith be part of the discussion. »
    J. J. Abrams
  • « If a dog will not come to you after having looked you in the face, you should go home and examine your conscience. »
    Woodrow Wilson

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