Examine
[ɪg'zæmɪn;eg-] or [ɪg'zæmɪn]
Definition
(verb.) question closely.
(verb.) observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect; 'The customs agent examined the baggage'; 'I must see your passport before you can enter the country'.
Typist: Vivienne--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To test by any appropriate method; to inspect carefully with a view to discover the real character or state of; to subject to inquiry or inspection of particulars for the purpose of obtaining a fuller insight into the subject of examination, as a material substance, a fact, a reason, a cause, the truth of a statement; to inquire or search into; to explore; as, to examine a mineral; to examine a ship to know whether she is seaworthy; to examine a proposition, theory, or question.
(v. t.) To interrogate as in a judicial proceeding; to try or test by question; as, to examine a witness in order to elicit testimony, a student to test his qualifications, a bankrupt touching the state of his property, etc.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Inspect, observe.[2]. Scrutinize, investigate, study, consider, canvass, inquire into, search into, look into, inquire about.[3]. Interrogate (in order to elicit truth or to test qualifications), catechise, put questions to.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Weigh, ponder, investigate, perpend, test, scrutinize, criticize, prove, study,discuss, inquire, search, {[ovvjrua-il]?}, explore, inspect
ANT:Discard, conjecture, gnew, slur, misconsider, misinvestigate
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Definition
v.t. to test: to inquire into: to question.—n. Exā′men examination.—adj. Exam′inable.—ns. Exam′inant an examiner; Exam′inate one who is examined; Examinā′tion careful search or inquiry: trial: testing of capacity of pupils also contracted to Exam.; Examinēē′ one under examination; Exam′iner Exam′inātor one who examines.—p.adj. Exam′ining that examines or is appointed to examine.
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Examples
- Now, I am going to examine you out of my own head. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I had a sort of vague desire to examine his hands and see if they were of flesh and blood, like other men's. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I steeled myself against the delusion; the room itself was vacant: it was only prudent, I repeated to myself, to examine the rest of the house. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Perhaps like the rest of us they are impelled by forces they are not eager to examine. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- I confess I am anxious to see the monument over Mrs. Fairlie's grave, and to examine the ground about it. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- We will behold, and minutely examine, a scene so interesting to every Englishman. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- If you have a tendency toward mouth breathing, let a physician examine your nose and throat. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The injured man was laid on his bed, and at Holmes's request I examined him. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- He cross-examined his very wine when he had nothing else in hand. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- I examined all his papers and all his effects. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Susannah Sanders was then called, and examined by Serjeant Buzfuz, and cross-examined by Serjeant Snubbin. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The assembled warriors and chieftains examined me closely, feeling my muscles and the texture of my skin. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- There was a fiction that Mr. Wopsle examined the scholars once a quarter. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- I stood up and examined the rocky wall behind me. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- She took up the other, and was examining it, when her father came in suddenly: 'So your mother is tired, and gone to bed early! Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- During these last days I have been occupied in examining my past conduct; nor do I find it blameable. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- You were both examining a cabinet. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Mrs. Dorset, examining her between lowered lids, met this with the immediate query: Who told you that? Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Holmes had picked up the powerful air-gun from the floor, and was examining its mechanism. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- For an instant I imagined that Bannister had taken the unpardonable liberty of examining my papers. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Look at that infernal sly-boots of a Tapeworm, Fipps whispered, examining his chief from the stalls. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Mr. Bucket draws near and examines the directions. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- For this reason, many schools employ a physician who examines the pupils' eyes at regular intervals. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- It examines the instincts that serve so wonderfully the survival of var ious species of insects. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Drawers, desks, pockets, all things belonging to him, Mr. Bucket examines. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- The merchant, with his lens, examines the separate threads of woolen and silk fabrics to determine the strength and value of the material. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Probably--Mr. Tulkinghorn examines it as he speaks--the legal character which it has was acquired after the original hand was formed. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- The young surgeon examines the dress on the law-writer. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
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