examine

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Pronunciation

/ɪɡˈzæmɪn/(ig-ZAM-in)

Part of speech

verbneutral

Chinese

检查；审查（仔细研究某事物；对某人进行考试或问询）

Definition

To inspect closely and carefully; to consider or study in detail; to test someone's knowledge or skills.

Word family

  • examination/ɪɡˌzæmɪˈneɪʃən/(n)检查；考试
  • examiner/ɪɡˈzæmɪnə/(n)检查者；考官

Collocations

  • examine the evidence
  • carefully examine
  • examine in detail
  • examine the question
  • examine a witness
  • cross-examine

Examples

  1. 1.Before drawing conclusions, the review team carefully examined all available evidence, including internal documents.
  2. 2.The committee will examine the proposal over the next month and report back before the end of the quarter.

Synonyms

  • scrutinize/ˈskruːtɪnaɪz/— examine in detail
  • investigate/ɪnˈvɛstɪɡeɪt/— carry out a formal inquiry
  • analyse/ˈænəlaɪz/— examine methodically

Etymology

from Latin "examinare" = to weigh, to test, from "examen" (the tongue of a balance)