noun
Meaning 1
An act of examining.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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noun
An act of examining.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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verb
To observe carefully or critically to learn about someone or something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: canvass
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verb
To check the health or condition of something or someone.
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Usage: transitive
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verb
To determine the aptitude, skills or qualifications of someone by subjecting them to an examination.
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Usage: transitive
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verb
To interrogate.
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Usage: transitive
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verb
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: analyze, analyse, study, canvass, canvas
Antonyms: none provided
Narrower terms: anatomize, diagnose, name, survey, appraise, compare, check, check up on, look into, check out, suss out, check over, go over, check into, assay, review, reexamine, audit, scrutinize, scrutinise, inspect, screen, trace, follow, investigate, sieve, sift, view, consider, look at
verb
question closely
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: question, query
Narrower terms: quiz, test, cross examine, cross question, catechize, catechise, grill
verb
question or examine thoroughly and closely
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: probe
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Broader terms: investigate, look into
Narrower terms: investigate, inquire, enquire, re-examine, hear, try
verb
observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: see
Antonyms: none provided
Narrower terms: search, x-ray, candle, autopsy, auscultate, survey, scan, skim, rake, glance over, run down, peruse, size up, take stock, scrutinize, scrutinise, look, inspect, check
verb
put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: test, prove, try, try out, essay
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: evaluate, pass judgment, judge
Narrower terms: control, verify, float, field-test
History
From Middle English examinen, examenen, from Old French examiner, from Latin exāmināre.
Across languages
163 source translations are retained for this English entry.