examine

examine
[[t]ɪgzæ̱mɪn[/t]]
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examines, examining, examined
1) VERB If you examine something, you look at it carefully.

[V n] He examined her passport and stamped it...

[V n] Forensic scientists are examining what police believe to have been the bombers' car.

Derived words:
examination [[t]ɪgzæ̱mɪne͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] plural N-VAR

The Navy is to carry out an examination of the wreck tomorrow...

They have also searched offices in Sheffield and taken away documents for examination.

2) VERB If a doctor examines you, he or she looks at your body, feels it, or does simple tests in order to check how healthy you are.

[V n] Another doctor examined her and could still find nothing wrong...

[V n] He was examined again and then prescribed a different herbal medicine.

Derived words:
examination N-VAR

He was later discharged after an examination at Westminster Hospital...

Further examination is needed to exclude the chance of disease.

3) VERB If an idea, proposal, or plan is examined, it is considered very carefully.

[V n] I have given the matter much thought, examining all the possible alternatives...

[V n] The plans will be examined by EC environment ministers.

Derived words:
examination N-VAR

The government said it was studying the implications, which `required very careful examination and consideration'.

4) VERB: usu passive If you are examined, you are given a formal test in order to show your knowledge of a subject.

[be V-ed] ...learning to cope with the pressures of being judged and examined by our teachers.


English dictionary. 2008.

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