examine
To observe carefully or critically to learn about someone or something.
Example
“He examined the crime scene for clues.”
Other meanings
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.
Synonyms
- pore over
- see
Related words
- overexamined
- underexamined
- unexamined
- examinability
- preexamine
- reexamine
- cross-examine
- examinable
- examinee
- examiner
- examinership
- examiningly
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "examino" (exāmināre).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “examine” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.