examine
About 28.40 uses per million words.
Meaning
- verb To observe carefully or critically to learn about someone or something.
He examined the crime scene for clues.
- verb To check the health or condition of something or someone.
The doctor examined the patient.
- verb To determine the aptitude, skills or qualifications of someone by subjecting them to an examination.
- verb To interrogate.
The witness was examined under oath.
- noun An act of examining.
Similar words
test prove try out analyze study try essay analyse probe inspect
Often followed by
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Word family
examinable examined examiner examiners examines examining
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