ex·am·ine ( g-z m n)tr.v. ex·am·ined, ex·am·in·ing, ex·am·ines 1. a. To observe carefully or critically; inspect: examined the room for clues. b. To study or analyze: examine a tissue sample under a microscope; examine the structure of a novel; examine one's own motives. 2. To test or check the condition or health of: examine a patient. 3. To determine the qualifications, aptitude, or skills of by means of questions or exercises. 4. To question formally, as to elicit facts or information; interrogate: examine a witness under oath. See Synonyms at ask. [Middle English examinen, from Old French examiner, from Latin ex  minre, from exmen, a weighing out, from exigere, to weigh out; see exact.]ex·am in·a·ble adj.ex·am in·er n. |
examine [ɪgˈzæmɪn]
vb (tr)
1. to look at, inspect, or scrutinize carefully or in detail; investigate
2. (Social Science / Education) Education to test the knowledge or skill of (a candidate) in (a subject or activity) by written or oral questions or by practical tests
3. (Law) Law to interrogate (a witness or accused person) formally on oath
4. (Medicine) Med to investigate the state of health of (a patient)
[from Old French examiner, from Latin exāmināre to weigh, from exāmen means of weighing; see examen]
examinable adj
examiner n
examining adj
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | examine - consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives" anatomize - analyze down to the smallest detail; "This writer anatomized the depth of human behavior" diagnose, name - determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis diagnose - subject to a medical analysis survey, appraise - consider in a comprehensive way; "He appraised the situation carefully before acting" survey - make a survey of; for statistical purposes compare - examine and note the similarities or differences of; "John compared his haircut to his friend's"; "We compared notes after we had both seen the movie" check, check into, check out, check over, check up on, suss out, look into, go over - examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition; "check the brakes"; "Check out the engine" assay - analyze (chemical substances) audit, scrutinise, scrutinize, inspect - examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification; "audit accounts and tax returns" screen - examine methodically; "screen the suitcases" trace, follow - follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba" ; "trace the student's progress" investigate, look into - investigate scientifically; "Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese" |
| 2. |  examine - 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"search - subject to a search; "The police searched the suspect"; "We searched the whole house for the missing keys" x-ray - examine by taking x-rays candle - examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light autopsy - perform an autopsy on a dead body; do a post-mortem auscultate - examine by auscultation survey - look over carefully or inspect; "He surveyed his new classmates" glance over, scan, skim, rake, run down - examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi" scan - examine minutely or intensely; "the surgeon scanned the X-ray" peruse - examine or consider with attention and in detail; "Please peruse this report at your leisure" scrutinise, scrutinize, size up, take stock - to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail; "he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror" search, look - search or seek; "We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest"; "Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!" inspect - look over carefully; "Please inspect your father's will carefully" check - make an examination or investigation; "check into the rumor"; "check the time of the class" | |
| 3. |  examine - question or examine thoroughly and closelyenquire, investigate, inquire - conduct an inquiry or investigation of; "The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities"; "inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady" re-examine - question after cross-examination by opposing counsel; "re-examine one's witness" investigate, look into - investigate scientifically; "Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese" | |
| 4. | examine - question closely quiz, test - examine someone's knowledge of something; "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs" cross examine, cross question - question closely, or question a witness that has already been questioned by the opposing side; "The witness was cross-examined by the defense" grill - examine thoroughly; "the student was grilled for two hours on the subject of phonology" | |
| 5. |  examine - put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe"pass judgment, evaluate, judge - form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" verify, control - check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard; "Are you controlling for the temperature?" float - circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with; "The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform" field-test - test something under the conditions under which it will actually be used; "The Army field tested the new tanks" |
examine
verb
1. inspect, test, consider, study, check, research, review, survey, investigate, explore, probe, analyse, scan, vet, check out, ponder, look over, look at, sift through, work over, pore over, appraise, scrutinize, peruse, take stock of, assay, recce (slang), look at carefully, go over or through He examined her passport and stamped it.
2. check, analyse, check over The doctor examined her, but could find nothing wrong.
3. test, question, assess, quiz, evaluate, appraise, catechize the pressures of being judged and examined by our teachers
4. question, quiz, interrogate, cross-examine, grill (informal), give the third degree to (informal) I was called and examined as a witness.
Translations
examine [ɪgˈzæmɪn] VT
2. (= inspect) [+ premises] → inspeccionar; [+ luggage] → registrar; [+ witness, suspect, accused] → interrogar
3. (= investigate) → estudiar, investigar
we are examining the question → estamos estudiando or investigando la cuestión
we are examining the question → estamos estudiando or investigando la cuestión
4. (Med) [+ patient] → examinar, hacer un reconocimiento médico a; [+ part of body] → examinar
examine [ɪgˈzæmɪn] vt
[+ student] → interroger
[+ witness] → interroger
(= inspect) [+ machine, premises] → inspecter
examine
vt
(→ auf +acc) → untersuchen; documents, accounts → prüfen; machine, passports, luggage → kontrollieren; you need (to have) your head examined (inf) → du solltest dich mal auf deinen Geisteszustand untersuchen lassen
(Med) → untersuchen
(Jur) suspect, accused, witness → verhören
examine [ɪgˈzæmɪn] vt (inspect, machine, wreckage) → ispezionare; (luggage, passport) → controllare (Med) → visitare, esaminare; (witness, suspect) → interrogare; (test, pupil, candidate) to examine sb in → esaminare qn in; (orally) → interrogare qn in
examine [ɪgˈzæmɪn] vt (inspect, machine, wreckage) → ispezionare; (luggage, passport) → controllare (Med) → visitare, esaminare; (witness, suspect) → interrogare; (test, pupil, candidate) to examine sb in → esaminare qn in; (orally) → interrogare qn in
examine [ɪgˈzæmɪn] vt (inspect, machine, wreckage) → ispezionare; (luggage, passport) → controllare (Med) → visitare, esaminare; (witness, suspect) → interrogare; (test, pupil, candidate) to examine sb in → esaminare qn in; (orally) → interrogare qn in
v examine [igˈzӕmin]
1 to look at closely; to inspect closely They examined the animal tracks and decided that they were those of a fox. ondersoek يَفْحَص بِدِقَّه проучвам (pro)zkoumat undersøge; studere prüfen εξετάζω, επιθεωρώ inspeccionar, examinar uurima بررسی کردن tutkia examiner לִבחוֹן परीक्षा करना ispitati tanulmányoz memeriksa athuga, skoða, kanna esaminare くまなく調べる 검사하다 apžiūrėti, ištyrinėti apskatīt; izmeklēt periksa onderzoeken granske, undersøke, inspisere badać, przyglądać się examinar a cerceta, a examina осматривать (pre)skúmať pregledati ispitivati undersöka, granska พินิจพิจารณา incelemek 檢驗，細查 оглядати بغور جائزہ لینا khảo sát 检验，细查
2 (of a doctor) to inspect the body of thoroughly to check for disease etc The doctor examined the child and said she was healthy. ondersoek يَفْحَص изследвам vyšetřit undersøge untersuchen εξετάζω (ασθενή) examinar läbi vaatama معاینه کردن tutkia examiner לִבדוֹק जांचना pregledati megvizsgál memeriksa skoða, athuga esaminare, visitare 診察する 진찰하다 apžiūrėti (par ārstu) izmeklēt periksa onderzoeken undersøke (z)badać examinar a examina обследовать vyšetriť pregledati pregledati undersöka ตรวจร่างกาย muayene etmek 檢查，診察 вислуховувати, оглядати جانچ کرنا khám 检查，诊察
3 to consider carefully The police must examine the facts. bekyk يَفْحَص преглеждам přešetřit undersøge untersuchen εξετάζω, μελετώ examinar uurima تحقیق کردن؛ بررسی کردن tutkia examiner לַחקוֹר परीक्षण करना uzeti u obzir, pregledati felülvizsgál mempertimbangkan rannsaka esaminare 調査する 조사하다 ištirti, išnagrinėti izmeklēt; izpētīt teliti onderzoeken undersøke, veie (z)badać examinar a supune unui examen проверять prešetriť preveriti razmotriti pröva, rannsaka ไต่สวน incelemek 審查 досліджувати جانچ پڑتال کرنا thẩm vấn 审查
4 to test the knowledge or ability of (students etc) She examines pupils in mathematics. eksamineer يَخْتَبِر изпитвам zkoušet eksaminere; overhøre prüfen εξετάζω, τεστάρω examinar eksamineerima آزمودن؛ امتحان کردن arvostella interroger לִבחוֹן परीक्षा लेना ispitati, testirati vizsgáztat menguji prófa esaminare 試験する (지식, 자격 등을) 시험하다 (iš)egzaminuoti eksaminēt menguji examineren høre, eksaminere egzaminować examinar a interoga экзаменовать skúšať izprašati ispitivati examinera, pröva ทดสอบความรู้ sınav/imtihan yapmak 考試 екзаменувати قابلیت یا علم کی جانچ کرنا kiểm tra 考试
5 to question The lawyer examined the witness in the court case. ondervra يَسْتَجْوِب разпитвам vyslýchat udspørge vernehmen εξετάζω, ανακρίνω interrogar küsitlema مورد سئوال قرار دادن؛ بازجویی کردن kuulustella interroger לַחקוֹר पूछताछ करना ispitati kihallgat menanyai prófa, yfirheyra interrogare 尋問する 심문하다 apklausinėti pratināt uji ondervragen avhøre przesłuchiwać interrogar a interoga допрашивать vypočúvať zaslišati ispitivati förhöra ซักถาม sorgulamak 審問 допитувати سوالات پوچھنا thẩm vấn 审问
n exˌamiˈnation
1 (a) close inspection Make a thorough examination of the area where the crime took place; On examination the patient was discovered to have appendicitis. deurkam, ʼn ondersoek instel فَحْص، تَحْقيق оглед vyšetření undersøgelse die Untersuchung εξέταση, έλεγχος inspección, examen vaatlus بررسی؛ بازبینی tutkimus examen חָקִירָה परीक्षा ispitivanje vizsgálat pemeriksaan athugun, skoðun esame, controllo 調査 검사 apžiūrėjimas, tyrimas apskate; pārbaude; izmeklēšana pemeriksaan onderzoek undersøkelse inspekcja, badanie exame examinare осмотр;обследование vyšetrenie pregled ispitivanje granskning, undersökning การสำรวจถี่ถ้วนอย่างละเอียด inceleme, muayene, tetkik 檢查 огляд; обстеження تفصیلی معائنہ sự khảo sát 检查
2 (alsoexˈam) a test of knowledge or ability school examinations; She is to take a French/dancing exam; (also adjective ) examination/exam papers; He failed/passed the English exam. toets إمْتِحان، إخْتِبار изпит zkouška eksamen; eksamens-; -eksamen die Prüfung διαγώνισμα examen eksam آزمون؛ سنجش koe examen בְּחִינָה सामर्थ्य और जानकारी की एक परीक्षा ispitivanje, testiranje vizsga ujian próf esame 試験 시험 egzaminas eksāmens; eksāmena- peperiksaan examen eksamen, prøve egzamin exame examen экзамен skúška izpit ispit examination, tentamen, prov การสอบ sınav, imtihan 考試 іспит; екзамен امتحان ، آزمائش kỳ thi 考试
3 (a) formal questioning (eg of a witness). verhoor, ondervraging إسْتِجْواب разпит vyslýchání udspørgning die Vernehmung εξέταση, ανάκριση interrogatorio ülekuulamine بازجویی kuulustelu interrogatoire חָקִירָה ओपचारिक प्रश्न ispitivanje kihallgatás interogasi yfirheyrsla, prófun interrogatorio 尋問 심문 apklausinėjimas, apklausa pratināšana soal siasat ondervraging forhør, avhør przesłuchanie interrogatório interogatoriu допрос vypočúvanie zasliševanje ispitivanje förhör การซักพยาน sorgulama 審問 допит ملزم یا گواہوں کی جرح sự thẩm vấn 审问
n exˈaminer
a person who examines. ondersoeker, ondervraer مُمْتَحِن/ فاحِص، مُخْتَبِر изпитващ vyšetřovatel; zkoušející eksaminator der/die Prüfer(in) εξεταστής examinador eksamineerija امتحان کننده؛ بازرس kuulustelija examinateur/-trice בוֹחֵן परीक्षक ispitivač vizsgáló; vizsgáztató penguji prófdómari esaminatore, esaminatrice 試験官 검사자 egzaminatorius eksaminētājs pemeriksa examinator, inspecteur eksaminator, sensor; forhørsdommer egzaminator examinador examinator экзаменатор; эксперт vyšetrovateľ; skúšajúci izpraševalec ispitivač undersökare, granskare, examinator ผู้ตรวจสอบ sınavı yapan kimse 檢查員 екзаменатор ممتحن giám khảo 检查员
examine → يَتَفْحَص prozkoumat undersøge untersuchen εξετάζω examinar tutkia examiner pregledati visitare 試験する 조사하다 onderzoeken undersøke zbadać examinar осматривать undersöka ตรวจสอบ incelemek kiểm tra 考试
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