Examine

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  • transitive verb. undefined
  • transitive verb. To observe carefully or critically; inspect.
  • transitive verb. To study or analyze.
  • transitive verb. To test or check the condition or health of.
  • transitive verb. To determine the qualifications, aptitude, or skills of by means of questions or exercises.
  • transitive verb. To question formally, as to elicit facts or information; interrogate: synonym: ask.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Examination.
  • To inspect or survey carefully; look into the state of; scrutinize and compare the parts of; view or observe in all aspects and relations, with the purpose of forming a correct opinion or judgment: as, to examine a ship (to learn whether she is sea-worthy); to examine a composition (for the purpose of correcting its errors).
  • To subject to legal inquisition; put to question in regard to conduct or to knowledge of facts; interrogate: as, to examine a witness or a suspected or accused person.
  • To inquire into the qualifications, capabilities, or progress of, by interrogatories: as, to examine the candidates for a degree, or for a license to practise in a profession; to examine applicants for office or employment.
  • To try or assay by appropriate methods or tests: as, to examine minerals or chemical compounds.
  • To interrogate, catechize.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. 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
  • transitive verb. To interrogate as in a judicial proceeding; to try or test by question
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To observe or inspect carefully or critically.
  • verb. To check the health or condition of something or someone.
  • verb. To determine the aptitude, skills or qualifications of someone by subjecting them to an examination.
  • verb. To interrogate.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. question closely
  • verb. consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
  • verb. put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
  • verb. observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
  • verb. question or examine thoroughly and closely
  • Word Usage
    "One issue the panel will examine is whether the blindside head shots should be eliminated through a penalty, supplemental discipline or both."
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