Examine

Verb

 * 1) To observe or inspect carefully or critically.
 * He examined the crime scene for clues.
 * She examined the hair sample under a microscope.
 * 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
 * 1) To check the health or condition of something or someone.
 * The doctor examined the patient.
 * 1) To determine the aptitude, skills or qualifications of someone by subjecting them to an examination.
 * 2) To interrogate.
 * The witness was examined under oath.
 * The witness was examined under oath.

Derived terms

 * cross-examine, cross examine
 * examinable
 * examinee
 * examiner
 * examinership
 * examiningly
 * re-examine

Related terms

 * exam
 * examen
 * examinant
 * examinate
 * examination
 * examinator
 * examinatorial

Adverbs for Examine
minutely; curiously; critically; superficially; studiously; gravely; closely; attentively; expertly; su bsequently; ostensibly; hastily; rigorously; briefly; blindly; dispassionately;  separately;   astutely;   perfunctorily; thoughtfully;  microscopically;   severely; competitively; premaritally; unsparingly; fruitlessly;  preventatively;   periodically; verbally; expertly; posthumously; simultaneously; anatomically; unbiasedly; tediously; cursorily; hostilely; placidly; monotonously; brusquely; caustically; judicially; meticulously; systematically; subsequently.

Thesaurus
air, analyze, appraise, archetype, asleep, assess, autopsy, beau ideal, bone, canvass, case, case history, case in point, catechize, check, check out, check over, check up, check up on, cold, comment upon, con, consider, contemplate, controvert, cross-examine, dead, deal with, debate, deceased, defunct, deliberate, deliberate upon, departed, dig, discourse about, discuss, drill, elucubrate, example, exanimate, exchange views, exemplar, explore, extinct, eye, give an examination, give the eye, give the once-over, go into, go over, grill, grind, handle, hard look, ideal, illustration, inanimate, inquire into, inspect, interrogate, interview, investigate, knock around, late, leer, leer at, lifeless, look at, look into, look over, lucubrate, mirror, model, monitor, observe, ogle, ogle at, overhaul, overlook, paradigm, pass over, pass under review, pattern, peer at, peruse, plunge into, pore, pore over, postmortem, practice, probe, problem, pump, query, question, quiz, rap, read, reason, reason about, reason the point, regard studiously, representative, research, restudy, review, run over, sample, sampling, scan, scrutinize, search, set an examination, shining example, sift, size, size up, sound out, specimen, standard, study, survey, swot, take a long, take stock of, take the measure, take up, talk, talk about, talk of, talk over, test, thresh out, treat, ventilate, vet, view, wade through, weigh, worm out of

Etymology
From examiner, from  examinare.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 检查, 调查
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 * Haitian Creole:
 * Japanese:
 * Korean: 검사하다, 조사
 * Swedish: ,


 * Czech:
 * Finnish:
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 * German:
 * Japanese: 診察する
 * Swedish: undersöka


 * Czech:
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 * Japanese: 検査する
 * Swedish: undersöka


 * Finnish:
 * German:


 * Japanese: 尋問する
 * Swedish: