examine
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See also: examiné
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English examinen, examenen, from Old French examiner, from Latin exāmināre.
Pronunciation
Verb
examine (third-person singular simple present examines, present participle examining, simple past and past participle examined)
- to observe or inspect carefully or critically
- He examined the crime scene for clues.
- She examined the hair sample under a microscope.
- 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page vii:
- With fresh material, taxonomic conclusions are leavened by recognition that the material examined reflects the site it occupied; a herbarium packet gives one only a small fraction of the data desirable for sound conclusions. Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get […]
- 2019 February 3, “UN Study: China, US, Japan Lead World AI Development”, in Voice of America, archived from the original on 7 February 2019:
- The new study examines development activities for different AI technologies worldwide.
- to check the health or condition of something or someone
- The doctor examined the patient.
- to determine the aptitude, skills or qualifications of someone by subjecting them to an examination
- to interrogate
- The witness was examined under oath.
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Translations
to observe or inspect carefully or critically
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to check the health or condition of something or someone
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to determine the aptitude, skills or qualifications of someone by subjecting them to an examination
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to interrogate
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See also
Noun
examine (plural examines)
- (informal) An act of examining.
- 2014, J. David Simons, The Liberation of Celia Kahn:
- Soutar scratched the back of his neck then had a quick examine of his nails. Deep-ingrained purple they were.
Verb
examine
- inflection of examiner:
Noun
exāmine
Verb
examine
- inflection of examinar:
Pronunciation
Verb
examine
- inflection of examinar:
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