examine
See also: examiné
English
Alternative forms
- examin (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old French examiner, from Latin exāmināre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪɡˈzæmɪn/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: ex‧am‧ine
Verb
examine (third-person singular simple present examines, present participle examining, simple past and past participle examined)
- to observe or inspect carefully or critically
- He examined the crime scene for clues.
- She examined the hair sample under a microscope.
- 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, New York, N.Y.: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page vii:
- 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 […]
- 2019 February 3, “UN Study: China, US, Japan Lead World AI Development”, in Voice of America, archived from the original on 7 February 2019:
- The new study examines development activities for different AI technologies worldwide.
Audio (US) (file)
- to check the health or condition of something or someone
- The doctor examined the patient.
- to determine the aptitude, skills or qualifications of someone by subjecting them to an examination
- to interrogate
- The witness was examined under oath.
Hyponyms
Derived terms
- cross-examine
- examinable
- examinee
- examiner
- examinership
- examiningly
- re-examine
Related terms
Translations
to observe or inspect carefully or critically
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to check the health or condition of something or someone
to determine the aptitude, skills or qualifications of someone by subjecting them to an examination
French
Latin
Portuguese
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eɡsaˈmine/, [eɣsaˈmine]
Verb
examine
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of examinar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of examinar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of examinar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of examinar.
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