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  • 31examine — examinable, adj. examinatorial /ig zam euh neuh tawr ee euhl, tohr /, adj. examiner, n. examiningly, adv. /ig zam in/, v.t., examined, examining. 1. to inspect or scrutinize carefully: to examine a prospective purchase. 2. to observe, test, or… …

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  • 32examine */*/*/ — UK [ɪɡˈzæmɪn] / US verb [transitive] Word forms examine : present tense I/you/we/they examine he/she/it examines present participle examining past tense examined past participle examined 1) to look at something carefully in order to find out… …

    English dictionary

  • 33examine — ex•am•ine [[t]ɪgˈzæm ɪn[/t]] v. t. ined, in•ing 1) to inspect or scrutinize carefully: to examine merchandise[/ex] 2) med to observe, test, or investigate (a person s body or any part of it), esp. in order to evaluate general health or determine… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 34examine — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. investigate, inspect, survey, prove, canvass, search; scrutinize, peruse, dissect, scan; test, interrogate, try, question; audit, review. See attention, inquiry, evidence. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To …

    English dictionary for students

  • 35examine — 01. The doctor [examined] him, and could find nothing wrong. 02. Engineers are [examining] the wreckage of the aircraft in an attempt to determine why it crashed. 03. Detectives [examined] the body to see if there were any clues to the cause of… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 36examine — verb (T) 1 to look at something carefully, in order to make a decision, find something, check something etc: After examining the evidence, I can find no truth in these claims. | examine sth for: The police will have to examine the weapon for… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 37examine — /əgˈzæmən / (say uhg zamuhn), /ɛg / (say eg ) verb (t) (examined, examining) 1. to inspect or scrutinise carefully; inquire into or investigate. 2. to test the knowledge, reactions, or qualifications of (a pupil, candidate, etc.), as by questions …

  • 38examine — [14] Like essay and exact, examine comes ultimately from Latin exigere, a compound verb formed from the prefix ex ‘out’ and agere ‘lead, drive’ (source of English act and agent). This originally meant literally ‘drive out’, but a metaphorical… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 39examine*/*/*/ — [ɪgˈzæmɪn] verb [T] 1) to look at something or someone carefully She opened the suitcase and examined the contents.[/ex] Dr Greene has come to examine the patient.[/ex] 2) to study or consider something carefully The committee will examine four… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 40examine —   Ninaninau, kilo, hākiu; kānana, kālana (moral character).    ♦ To examine with interest, curiosity, or devotion, milimili.    ♦ To examine sweet potatoes, kilo uala …

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