examine in English: To look at something very carefully to learn about it or check it. (verb)

Translation

To look at something very carefully to learn about it or check it.

Word origin

From Latin examinare, meaning to weigh or test, from examen, the pointer of a weighing scale.

Verb typeregular (examine, examines, examined)

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A doctor examines a patient by looking and checking closely.

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To examine is to look at something slowly and carefully.

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You can examine ideas and plans as well as objects.

check

To look at something to see if it is right, safe, or working.

test

A set of questions or jobs that shows how much you know or how well something works.

doctor

A person whose job is to help sick people get well.

research

Careful study to find out new facts about something.

study

To spend time learning about something by reading or going to classes.

analysis

A careful study of something to understand what it is made of or how it works.

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