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Definition: Examine

Examine

Verb

1. 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".

2. 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".

3. Question or examine thoroughly and closely.

4. Question closely.

5. Put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "examine" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references)

Note: Examine \Ex*am"ine\, transitive verb. [imperative past participle Examined; present participle verb or noun Examining.]. (references)

 

Synonyms: Examine

Synonyms: analyse (v), analyze (v), canvass (v), essay (v), probe (v), prove (v), see (v), study (v), test (v), try (v), try out (v). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Examine

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Attention

Examine, examine closely, examine intently; scan, scrutinize, consider; give one's mind to, bend one's mind to; overhaul, revise, pore over; inspect, review, pass under review; take stock of; fix the eye on, rivet attention on, fix attention on, devote the eye to, fix the mind on, devote the thoughts to; hear out, think out; mind one's business.

Examine cursorily; glance at, glance upon, glance over; cast the eyes over, pass the eyes over; run over, turn over the leaves, dip into, perstringe; skim; (neglect); take a cursory view of.

Inquiry

Examine, study, consider, calculate; dip into, dive into, delve into, go deep into; make sure of, probe, sound, fathom; probe to the bottom, probe to the quick; scrutinize, analyze, anatomize, dissect, parse, resolve, sift, winnow; view in all its phases, try in all its phases; thresh out.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Examine

English words defined with "examine": account book, auscultatebook, book of account, bronchoscopecandle, catechise, catechize, Caveat emptor, check, check into, check out, check over, check up on, Commission of bankruptcy, compare, Comptroler, contrast material, contrast medium, Cross-examineDedimus, dig into, discourse, discussExamined, Examining, explorefeel, fiberscope, fingerglance over, go over, grand juryhearInsearchkeratoscopelaparoscope, laparoscopy, laparotomy, ledger, leger, look intopalpate, peruse, pet, plumb, poke into, positron emission tomography, Precognosce, Preexamine, probeQualificator, quizrake, reexamine, Re-search, review, rhinoscope, right of search, Rogatory, run downscan, scour, screen, screen out, side, sieve, site visit, skim, sort, speculum, Star-chamber, suss outtalk about, Tertiate, test, To bolt to the bran, To cast the water, To feel of, To go over, To know of, To look a gift horse in the mouth, To look at, To look into, To look through, To run over, To search out, To try on, To turn over, tryvetwindow-shopx-rayzoom in. (references)
Etymologies containing "examine": Probation. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Examine" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

French (examines), Spanish (lifeless).

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Modern Usage: Examine

DomainUsage

Screenplays

They took me off into a separate room; I seen 'em takin' different people off; different ones of us off in separate rooms and put me on a big white table and uh the guy that took me in there - to examine me I guess -- he probed me and then I was in there I bet more than three or four hours, in that room, being probed and at one time or another these different ones of 'em came in, four or five or six of 'em at different times, and all of 'em probed me, uh, not all at once, you know, individually (Waiting for Guffman; writing credit: Christopher Guest; Eugene Levy)

Thank God you didn't examine him this morning (Arachnophobia; writing credit: Don Jakoby; Al Williams)

I've only seen the one. I was able to examine the body whilst the police were taking witness arias (Buffy the Vampire Slayer; writing credit: Doreen Spicer)

I'd like to examine your irritated areas (Osmosis Jones; writing credit: Marc Hyman)

Come back with me, and we'll examine this great find together (The Mummy; writing credit: Nina Wilcox Putnam; Richard Schayer)

Clever

Examine what is said, not him who speaks. (references; author: Arabian Proverb)

Movie/TV Titles

Cross Examine (1968)

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Commercial Usage: Examine

DomainTitle

Books

  • Can Archaeology Prove the Old Testament? (Muncaster, Ralph O. Examine the Evidence Series.) (reference)

  • Expert Testimony: A Guide for Expert Witnesses and the Lawyers Who Examine Them (reference)

  • Mutual Fund Rules: 50 Essential Axioms to Explain and Examine Mutual Fund Investing (reference)

  • Visions of Compassion: Western Scientists and Tibetan Buddhists Examine Human Nature (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Music

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Slide shows researcher using electron spin resonance spectroscopy to examine the role of free radicals in promoting anticancer drug activity as well as in the development of drug resistance. Credit: Bill Branson (Photographer).

A group of scientists (1 woman and 3 men) gather around a microscope to examine a tissue culture flask. These 4 scientists were featured in NCI's "Driving Forces" video. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

Jim Bybee and Rick Wantuck of NOAA examine small steelhead trout in the creek. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

Dale Reiner and his brother are on the left. The Reiners and a Northwest Chinook Recovery board member, Rusty Wailes, examine the restored area. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

Scientists and fishermen aboard the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries Ship MILLER FREEMAN prepare to examine a trawl load of Bering Sea fish. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Figure 15. An oxygen probe - This device is much more modern than those examine d previously. Two electrodes form a galvanic chain with the sea water in which they are immersed. the current measured depends on the diffusion of oxygen released under an electrode. This instrument was manufactured commercially by the German firm Harmann and Braun in about 1957. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Missouri NRCS Soil Scientists Melvin Simmons, left, Caryl Radatz and Bill Pauls examine a soil sample. Credit: Charlie Rahm.

NRCS Conservationists examine a well-established filter strip on this Cass County, Illinois farm. The filter strip captures sediment and excess nutrients leaving the sloping farmland. Credit: Bob Nichols.

Chu Yang, NRCS, Soil Conservationist (left), Phen Vue (center), and Gha Vang (right), examine 35 acres of strawberries Vang is growing on the outskirts of Fresno, California. Credit: USDA.

Carol Otis and Daisy Garrett of the Mississippi Ass'n of Cooperatives examine Mr. Otis's organically grown peanuts. Credit: USDA.

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Familiar Quotations: Examine

AuthorQuotation

Arabian Proverb

Examine what is said, not him who speaks.

Blaise Pascal

If we examine our thoughts, we shall find them always occupied with the past and the future.

Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Before we set our hearts too much on anything, let us examine how happy are those who already possess it.

Marcus Aurelius

To understand the true quality of people, you must look into their minds, and examine their pursuits and aversions.

MoliFre

One ought to examine himself for a very long time before thinking of condemning others.

Plutarch

Medicine to produce health must examine disease; and music, to create harmony must investigate discord.
Medicine, to produce health, has to examine disease; and music, to create harmony, must investigate discord.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: Examine

AuthorDateQuotation

John Locke

1690

But though the golden age (before vain ambition, and amor sceleratus habendi, evil concupiscence, had corrupted men's minds into a mistake of true power and honour) had more virtue, and consequently better governors, as well as less vicious subjects, and there was then no stretching prerogative on the one side, to oppress the people; nor consequently on the other, any dispute about privilege, to lessen or restrain the power of the magistrate,* and so no contest betwixt rulers and people about governors or goveernment: yet, when ambition and luxury in future ages would retain and increase the power, without doing the business for which it was given; and aided by flattery, taught princes to have distinct and separate interests from their people, men found it necessary to examine more carefully the original and rights of government; and to find out ways to restrain the exorbitances, and prevent the abuses of that power, which they having intrusted in another's hands only for their own good, they found was made use of to hurt them. (Second Treatise of Government)

Communist Manifesto

1848

Let us examine both sides of this antagonism. (reference)

Treaty of Versailles

1919

When the whole or part of a debt is not admitted the two Clearing Offices will examine into the matter jointly and will endeavour to bring the parties to an agreement. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: Examine

TitleAuthorQuote

Sylvie and Bruno Concluded

Carroll, Lewis

I have known a man set to examine his own grandfather

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

When you examine the list of modern treasons, that appears first of all.

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

Cranly took a small grey handball from his pocket and began to examine it closely, turning it over and over

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Examine

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Then examine the ventral surface. (references)

Examine a wet mount of the sediment. (references)

Examine all soft palate and oropharyngeal tissues. (references)

Business

It is the only Polish entity that has full rights to examine machines (in terms of their safety) and to grant safety certificates. (references)

This report is intended to examine incentive travel within the general scope of current travel trends from Belgium to the United States. (references)

Foreign training/educational firms and institutions who wish to offer their expertise will need to examine these developments more closely. (references)

Children

Norway

The Government continued to examine this problem. (references)

India

As part of its ongoing effort, the NHRC seeks to examine conditions in juvenile homes and recommend improvements. (references)

Niger

In 2000 the Minister of Justice formed a commission to examine the problem of child brides; at year's end, the commission's work was ongoing. (references)

Civil Liberties

Ireland

It also can examine books (but not periodicals) on its own initiative. (references)

China

Scholars and researchers report varying degrees of control regarding the issues that they may examine and the conclusions that they may draw. (references)

Ireland

The Censorship of Publications Act calls for a five-member board to examine publications referred to it by the customs service or the general public. (references)

Discrimination

Slovak Republic

In September Deputy Prime Minister Csaky's office drafted a comprehensive antidiscrimination law in response to findings in 2000 from a committee that was appointed to examine existing antidiscrimination legislation and determine whether additional legislation is necessary. (references)

Economic History

India

The U.S. firms should examine all distributor prospects and thoroughly research the more promising ones. (references)

Turkey

Turkey continues to examine ways to improve its investment climate through changes in its IPR legislation. (references)

Human Rights

United Kingdom

A trial judge must examine such a claim. (references)

Macau

The accused person's counsel may examine the evidence. (references)

Brazil

Afterwards, he claimed to have been taken to a medical examiner who did not examine him. (references)

Minorities

Switzerland

The Federal Council determined that it should examine the process. (references)

United Kingdom

When violence broke out, the Government, in accordance with the Race Relations Act, set up independent boards of inquiry to determine the causes of the violence and examine its effects on multiethnic communities. (references)

Ireland

A monitoring committee was overseeing implementation of the recommendations of the report, some of which have resulted in the formation of special committees in the Departments of Education, Environment, and Health to examine Traveller problems in these areas. (references)

Political Economy

Western Sahara

In March 1997, U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan appointed former U.S. Secretary of State James Baker as his personal envoy to examine possible approaches for a peaceful settlement. (references)

Western Sahara

In November 1998, the Secretary General visited the region to examine ways to achieve compromise on several contested elements of the settlement plan in order to move the referendum process forward. (references)

Political Rights

Uganda

The CRC was set up to examine the constitutional provisions relating to sovereignty, political systems, democracy, and good governance; however, it did not receive sufficient funding to carry out its mandate. (references)

Trade

Switzerland

The importer may examine goods before submitting them for clearance. (references)

Kenya

U.S. firms also should examine the possibility of using the private sector window established at the AFDB. (references)

Armenia

TDA's primary activity is the funding of feasibility studies performed by American firms that examine the technical, economic, environmental, and financial aspects of major development projects. (references)

Travel

Cote D'ivoire

Visitors are advised to examine their insurance needs prior to their departure from the United States. (references)

Women

Portugal

The Commission on Equality in the Workplace and in Employment, made up of representatives of the Government, employers' organizations, and labor unions, is empowered to examine, but not adjudicate, complaints of sexual harassment; however, it receives few such complaints. (references)

Worker Rights

Jamaica

In May 2000, hearings before the Public Services Commission began to examine the charges against the approximately 700 guards still on forced leave. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Spoken Usage: Examine

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Al Hunt

Senator Hagel, several times you've mentioned that we ought to examine what a post-Saddam Iraq would look like. The vice president said he would envision a post-Saddam Iraq that would be a democracy, that would respect human rights.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Speeches: Examine

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

James Monroe

1817-1825As soon as the survey of the coast is completed, which it is expected will be done early in the next spring, the engineers employed in it will proceed to examine for like purposes the northern and northwestern frontiers.

Calvin Coolidge

1923-1929If we examine carefully what we have done, we can determine the more accurately what we can do.

Lyndon B. Johnson

1963-1969I propose to examine our Federal system-the relation between city, State, Nation, and the citizens themselves.

Jimmy Carter

1977-1981Tonight I want to examine in a broad sense the state of our American Union--how we are building a new foundation for a peaceful and a prosperous world.

Ronald Reagan

1981-1989In addition, we could examine the possibility of achieving further outlay savings based on the work of the Grace commission.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Examine

"Examine" is generally used as a lexical verb (infinitive) -- approximately 83.22% of the time. "Examine" is used about 3,560 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Lexical Verb (infinitive)83.22%2,9633,156
Lexical Verb (base form)15.32%54511,376
Noun (singular)1.04%3756,631
Noun (proper)0.42%1590,616
                    Total100.00%3,560N/A

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Expression: Examine

Expressions using "examine": cross examine examine a corpse examine in a hurry examine into examine minutely examine with attention make up examine. Additional references.

Hypenated Usage

Ending with "examine": re-examine.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Examine

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

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Modern Translation: Examine

Language Translations for "examine"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Afrikaans

  

ondersoek (examination, exploration, explore, investigate, investigation, research, test). (various references)

   

Albanian

  

ekzaminoj, pyes dëshmitari, marr në provim, kontrolloj (check, control, go through, guard, inspect, look over, make certain, master, perambulate, peruse, probe, ransack, review, revise, search, superintend, supervise, take charge of, take stock, verify, watch), këqyr (case, inspect, poke about, probe, regard, scan, view), bëj provim. (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏فحص (assay, calibrate, check, check up, checking, control, examination, exploration, explore, inquire about, inquire into, inspect, inspection, investigate, investigation, look into, overhaul, probe, quiz, scrutinize, search, search for, search into, searching, see, sound, survey, test, vet, view), ‏فتش (frisk, inspect, investigate, ransack, rummage, search, search for), ‏تدارس (consider, investigate, scrutinize), ‏إمتحن (be examined, proof, put to the proof, test), ‏إستنطق (interrogate), ‏إستجوب (be examined, debrief, inquire into, interrogate, investigate, question), ‏إختبر (experience, prove, tempt, test, try), ‏درس (case, classes, consideration, din into, elaborate, excogitate, go over, instruction, learn, learning, lecture, lesson, period, profess, read, read up, reading, study, talk over, teach, think out, tutor, view), ‏بحث (brochure, cast about, consideration, discuss, discussion, disquisition, drilling for, exploration, explore, fumble, hunt for, inquest, inquire, inquisition, investigate, investigation, look, look for, looking for, poke about, probe, prospection, pry, pursue, quest, research, retrieve, rummage, scrounge, scrutinize, search, see, see into, seek, seeking, sought, spy, study, talk over, think through, treatise, try, ventilate). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

разпитвам (enquire, inquire, interrogate, query, question), проучвам (bottom, explore, inspect, investigate, probe, prospect, quarry, read up, research, scout, see about, see into, sound out, study, survey, turn over, vet), преглеждам (go over, inspect, look at, look over, look through, overhaul, review, revise, run back, take a look at, vet), изучавам (educate, explore, master, probe, read, read up, study), изследвам (dig, explore, inquire, inquire into, inspect, investigate, probe, prospect, research, scan, search, study, survey, test), изпитвам (assay, condition, essay, experience, feel, proof, prove, question, quiz, sample, see, test, try, undergo). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

(judge), (truth), 檢查 (inspection), " , (inspect), 审查 (Censorship, Examined, Examining), (inquire, inspect, look into, observe, to examine). (various references)

   

Czech

  

zkoumat (explore, investigate, look into, research, spy, weigh up), zkoušet (assay, debug, fit, question, rehearse, study, test), vyzkoušet (audition, prove, test, try on, try out), vyslýchat (catechize, cross-examine, interrogate, question, try), vyšetřit (look into, overhaul), revidovat (check, reconsider, review, revise, rewrite), prozkoumat (analyse, explore, go into, go through, inspect, look into, overlook, probe, reconnoitre, scan, scrutinize, survey), prohlédnout (go through, inspect, Miss, overlook, peruse, review, test, visit), přezkoumat, ohledat, kontrolovat (audit, check, control, handle, inspect, monitor, oversee, police, rein, screen). (various references)

   

Danish

  

undersøge (explore, investigate, research). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

onderzoeken (explore, investigate, research), examineren. (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

esplori (explore, investigate, research), ekzameni. (various references)

   

Faeroese

  

rannsaka (explore, investigate, research), kanna (accredit, audit, check, check up on, explore, investigate, jug, pitcher, research, study, supervise, verify), hyggja eftir (see), hoyra (hear). (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

معاینه کردن , امتحان کردن (Inquire, Test), ازمون کردن , ازمودن (Essay, Grope, Try), بازجوءی کردن (Assay, Inquire, Interrogate), بازرسی کردن (Espy, Inspect, Proctor, Search, Sight). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

tutkia (explore, investigate, research, study, test). (various references)

   

French

  

examiner (explore, to examine), vérifier, explorer (explore). (various references)

   

German

  

untersuchen (analyse, analyze, check, enquire into, explore, go over, inquire into, investigate, look into, pick over, pick through, probe, research, scan, scrutinize, see into, sound out, study, survey, test, to analyse, to analyzeUS, to determine, to examine, to explore, to inspect, verify), prüfen (afflict, assay, attempt, audit, canvass, check, consider, Gage, gauge, inspect, look at, look into, peruse, prove, proved, question, quiz, review, scrutinize, see into, study, test, to canvass, to examine, to peruse, to review, to test, to try, try, try out, validate, verify, verifying), examinieren. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

εξετάζω (consider, go over, inquire, investigate, look over, probe, pry, query, question, quiz, screen, scrutinise, think about). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

למשמש (feel, finger, handle, manipulate, rummage, touch), למשש ולב"וק, לפשפש (scrutinize, search), לחפש (hunt for, look for, quest, search, seek), לבחון (check, essay, explore, see into, survey, test), לב"וק (check, inspect, look into, overhaul, probe, test), ל סות (angle, attempt, endeavor, endeavour, essay, experiment, have a go, test, try, try out), ב"ק (breach, check up, examination, gap, repair). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

vizsgáztat (quiz, to quiz, to test), vizsgál (investigate, scan, test, to analyse, to analyze, to audit, to examine, to search), megvizsgál (go over, inspect, investigate, look at, look into, look over, scrutinize, to analyse, to analyze, to assay, to explore, to inspect, to look into, to probe, to scan, to search, to see into, to sift, to test, to vet). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

periksa, mengeksamen, memeriksa (inspect, look into, search), membahas (critise, talk over), kaji (inspect, investigate). (various references)

   

Irish

  

scrúdú (to examine). (various references)

   

Italian

  

esaminare (check, look for, look over, overhaul, peruse, question, scan, see, study, survey, test, verify, vet, view). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

診る (to examine). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

きっぷ'あらためる (to examine tickets), しらべておく (to examine beforehand), しょるい'みる (to examine papers), あらいたてる (to check up on, to examine closely, to ferret out, to wash carefully), みゃく'みる (to examine one's pulse), みる (a type of seaweed, to examine, to look after, to see, to take care of, to view, to watch), とりしらべる (to examine, to investigate). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

시험하십시" (Prove). (various references)

   

Malay

  

uji, menguji. (various references)

   

Manx

  

scrutaghey (audit, check over, checking, inspect, revision, vet, vetting), ronsaghey (beat for game, consult; consultation, debate, explore, forage, frisk, investigate, look into, ransack, rifle, rummage, scrutinize, scrutinizing, search, searching), feyshtey (ask, catechise, examination, question). (various references)

   

Norwegian

  

eksaminere, undersøke (investigate). (various references)

   

Papago

  

chechga (to examine). (various references)

   

Papiamen

  

investigá (explore, investigate, research), aberiguá (explore, investigate, research), èksaminá. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

examineay.(various references)

   

Polish

  

egzaminować. (various references)

   

Portuguese

  

inspecionar (inspect, look, overhaul, overlook, oversee, perambulate, review, supervise, survey, verify, view), examinar (assay, canvass, catechize, check, check up on, cross, discuss, enquire, explore, eye, go over, have out, inquire, inspect, look, look over, look through, overhaul, peruse, probe, question, quiz, run over, scan, test, traverse, turn out, verify, vet, view). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

examina (canvass, comb, consider, contemplate, debate, explore, go over, inspect, investigate, look at, look over, observe, overhaul, overlook, peer, pry into, quiz, review, scout, scrutinize, search, study, talk over, verify, view, visit, weigh), cerceta (analyse, analyze, anatomize, ask, canvass, case, consider, consult, cross-question, delve, dip into, excogiate, explore, inspect, introspect, investigate, look at, look into, look over, look through, overlook, peer, pursue, question, reconnoitre, research, screen, scrutinize, search, search into, seek, sift, sound, study, survey, test, try, visit). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

экзаменовать, рассматривать (account, consider, debate, descry, envisage, espy, eye, give consideration to, judge, look on, look upon, regard, review, scrutinize, see into, study, view, viewed), разглядывать (regard, view), освидетельствовать, осматривать (give a glimpse of, go sightseeing, inspect, look over, view), приглядываться, исследовать (enquire, explore, inquire, inquire into, investigate, look into, question, research, study). (various references)

   

Scottish

  

sgrùd (investigate, scrutinize), fiosraich (investigate), ceasnaich. (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

pregledati (audit, check, go over, go through, inspect, look over, look through, overhaul, perlustrate, peruse, prospect, survey, view), ispitati (assay, enquire into, investigate, look into, search, sift, test). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

registrar (audit, check, check up on, clock, enrol, enroll, enter, file, inspect, list, look through, minute, record, register, ring up, schedule, search, show, supervise, tackle, verify, write down), examinar (consider, explore, go into, go over, go through, inquire, inquire into, inspect, look at, look into, look over, look through, observe, overlook, ponder, probe, quiz, rake, review, search, study, talk out, tempt, test, vet, view), revisar (audit, check, check over, check up on, go over, inspect, look at, look over, overhaul, revise, service, supervise, verify, vet). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

undersöka (analyse, analyze, be examined, explore, follow up, inquire into, inspect, investigate, look into, look over, overhaul, probe, screen, search, see into, sound, vet), skärskåda (scan, scrutinize, view), rannsaka (ransack, search, try), granska (audit, check, correct, eye, go through, inspect, overlook, peruse, review, scan, screen, scrutinize, sift, vet, view). (various references)

   

Thai

  

ไต่สวน, พินิจพิจาร"า. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

eleştirmek (animadvert, attack, carp, censure, chastise, clobber, comment, criticize, damn, expostulate, notice, pan, put down, review, riddle), yoklamak (feel, grabble, grope, inspect, look into, search, survey, test), sorguya çekmek (catechize, cross-examine, draw, give a grilling, grill, interrogate, query, question), sorgulamak (cross-question, give a grilling, interrogate, query, question), sınav yapmak, sınamak (prove, put, put to the proof, test, try), muayene etmek (check up, explore, go over, go through, inspect, sound, survey, test out), incelemek (analyse, analyze, audit, check over, con, construe, dig, dig out, dissect, examine into, go into, investigate, look into, look through, make a study of, observe, peruse, research, research into, scan, search, study, survey, twig, vet, view), denetlemek (audit, check, control, inspect, oversee, superintend, supervise), araxtirmak (explore, investigate, research). (various references)

   

Turkmen 

  

esetmek (inspect, look at), яaltaklamak (take a view of), barlamak (check). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

розглядати (consider, review, rummage, sit, sit on, sit over, spy, survey, treat), обстежувати (enquire, inquire), екзаменувати, досліджувати (analyse, analyze, explore, investigate, look into, prospect, research, search). (various references)

   

Welsh

  

edrych ar (look at), holi (ask, inquire, question), chwilio (look for, search), archwilio (audit, explore), ar.holi. (various references)

   

Zulu

  

-hlola. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Examine

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

disputare, dissere, disserebant, disserebat, dissertus, disseruit, exactus, examinabantur, examinans, examinare, examinasti, examinatur, excusserit, excusserunt, excussi, excussio, excussisti, excussit, excusso, excussus, excute, excutere, excuteret, excutiam, excutiantur, excutias, excutiat, excutiatur, excutiens, excutient, excuties, excutiet, excutietur, excutit, excutite, exegissem, exegit, exigaris, exigatis, exigere, exiges, inquiram, inquirat, inquiratur, inquire, inquirebant, inquirendo, inquirent, inquirentes, inquirentibus, inquirere, inquiretis, inquiri, inquirit, inquirite, inquiro, inquirunt, inquisisset, inquisituri, inspexerant, inspexerunt, inspexisset, inspexit, inspice, inspicere, inspicerem, inspicerent, inspiciam, inspicientes, inspicientis, interroga, interrogabant, interrogabat, interrogabis, interrogabit, interrogabo, interrogabunt, interrogandum, interrogans, interrogant, interrogantes, interrogantis, interrogare, interrogarent, interrogaretur, interrogas, interrogasset, interrogasti, interrogastis, interrogat, interrogate, interrogatus, interrogatusque, interrogaverint, interrogaveris, interrogaverit, interrogavero, interrogaverunt, interrogavi, interrogavimus, interrogavique, interrogavit, interrogavitque, interrogemus, interrogent, interroges, interroget, interrogo, noscentur, noscetur, noscitur, perlustro, perquiro, perscrutor, perspecta, perspexerint, perspexerit, perspexero, perspexi, perspeximus, perspicies, perspicis, proba, probabat, probabis, probabitur, probabo, probabuntur, probans, probant, probantes, probare, probarentur, probaret, probas, probassem, probasset, probasti, probat, probata, probatam, probate, probati, probatissimi, probatissimum, probato, probator, probatum, probatur, probatus, probaveritis, probaverunt, probavi, probavimus, probavit, probemus, probent, probentur, probes, probet, probetis, probetur, recensitae, recensuerunt, recensuimus, recensuit, recogita, recogitabam, recogitat, recogitate, recogitet, recognoscere, speculantes, specularetur, speculari, speculationi, speculationis, speculator, speculatorum. (various references)

Old English450-1100

beseon, geondsceawian. (various references)

Old French900-1400

examiner. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: Examine

LanguageDateSourceActs Chapter 22, Verse 29
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintEuqewV oun apesthsan ap autou oi mellonteV auton anetazein kai o ciliarcoV de efobhqh epignouV oti rwmaioV estin kai oti hn auton dedekwV
Latin405VulgateProtinus ergo discesserunt ab illo qui eum torturi erant tribunus quoque timuit postquam rescivit quia civis romanus esset et quia alligasset eum
Middle English1395WyclifTherfor anoon thei that schulden haue turmentid hym, departiden awei fro hym. And the tribune dredde, aftir that he wiste, that he was a citeseyn of Rome, and for he hadde boundun hym.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleThen strayght waye departed from him they which shuld have examyned him. And the hye captayne also was a frayde after he knewe that he was a Romayne: because he had bounde him.
Jacobean English1611King JamesThen straightway they departed from him which should have examined him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.
Victorian English1833WebsterThen forthwith they departed from him who were about to examine him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.
Basic English1964OgdenThen those who were about to put him to the test went away: and the chief captain was in fear, seeing that he was a Roman, and that he had put chains on him.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Examine

LanguageActs Chapter 22, Verse 29
AlbanianMenjëherë ata që duhet ta merrnin në pyetje u larguan prej tij; dhe vetë kryemijësi, kur mori vesh se ai ishte qytetar romak, pati frikë që e kishte lidhur.
CebuanoUg dihadiha namahawa kaniya ang mga tawo nga mao untay mousisa kaniya; ug ang koronil usab nahadlok sa iyang pagkasayud nga si Pablo usa man diay ka siyudadanong Romanhon, kay siya mao man ang naggapos kaniya.
CroatianBrže stoga odstupe od njega oni koji su ga imali ispitivati. I tisuænik se preplaši kad sazna da je Pavao Rimljanin, a on ga bijaše okovao.
DanishDa trak de, som skulde til at forhøre ham, sig straks tilbage fra ham. Og da Krigsøversten fik at vide, at han var en Romer, blev også han bange, fordi han havde bundet ham.
DutchTerstond dan lieten zij van hem af, die hem zouden onderzocht hebben. En de overste werd ook bevreesd, toen hij verstond, dat hij een Romein was, en dat hij hem had gebonden.
FinnishSilloin ne, joiden piti häntä tutkia, lähtivät heti hänen luotaan. Ja myös päällikkö peljästyi saatuaan tietää, että Paavali oli Rooman kansalainen, kun oli sidottanut hänet.
FrenchAussitôt ceux qui devaient lui donner la question se retirèrent, et le tribun, voyant que Paul était Romain, fut dans la crainte parce qu`il l`avait fait lier.
GermanDa traten sie alsobald von ihm ab, die ihn befragen sollten. Und der Oberhauptmann fürchtete sich, da er vernahm, daß er römisch war, und er ihn gebunden hatte.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariSaat itu juga anggota-anggota tentara yang mau memeriksa Paulus itu, mundur dan komandan itu pun menjadi takut karena ia sudah memborgol Paulus, padahal Paulus warga negara Roma.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaLalu segala orang yang sedang hendak memeriksai dia itu pun segeralah undur daripadanya, dan panglima laskar itu pun takut juga sebab mengetahui bahwa ia orang Rum, dan sebab ia sudah mengikat Paulus itu.
ItalianE subito si allontanarono da lui quelli che dovevano interrogarlo. Anche il tribuno ebbe paura, rendendosi conto che Paolo era cittadino romano e che lui lo aveva messo in catene.
MaoriNa whakarerea tonutia iho ia e te hunga e mea ana ki te ui ki a ia: i mataku hoki te rangatira mano, i tona rongonga no Roma ia, mona hoki i here i a ia.
NorwegianDa gikk de straks fra ham de som skulde ha forhørt ham. Men da den øverste høvedsmann fikk vite at han var romersk borger, blev også han redd, fordi han hadde bundet ham.
PortugueseImediatamente, pois se apartaram dele aqueles que o iam interrogar; e até o comandante, tendo sabido que Paulo era romano, atemorizou-se porque o havia ligado.   
RumanianNumaideckt, cei ce aveau sq -l cerceteze prin bqtaie, au kncetat sq -l mai necqjeascq: ba cqpitanul, cknd a aflat cq Pavel este roman, s`a temut, pentrucq -l legase.
RussianфПЗ"Б ФПФЮБУ ПФУФХ ЙМЙ ПФ ОЕЗП ИПФЕЧЫЙЕ ЩФБФШ ЕЗП. б ФЩУСЮЕОБЮБМШОЙЛ, ХЪОБЧ, ЮФП ПО тЙНУЛЙК ЗТБЦ"БОЙО, ЙУ ХЗБМУС, ЮФП УЧСЪБМ ЕЗП.
ShuarNuna takui Páprun Asutiátaj tiarmia nuna Wárik iniaisar Jíiniar wearmiayi. Tura imia uunt Kapitiáncha Rúmanam pachitkian Jinkiá asa ashamkamiayi.
SpanishAsí que, en seguida se retiraron de él los que le iban a interrogar. También el tribuno tuvo temor cuando supo que Pablo era ciudadano romano y que le había tenido atado.
SwahiliWale watu ambao walikuwa tayari kumchunguza Paulo walitoweka mara. Hata yule mkuu wa jeshi aliogopa alipojua kwamba Paulo ni raia wa Roma na kwamba alikuwa amekwisha mfunga minyororo.
SwedishMännen som skulle hava förhört honom drogo sig då strax undan och lämnade honom. Och när översten nu hade fått veta att han var romersk medborgare, blev också han förskräckt, vid tanken på att han hade låtit fängsla honom.
UmaNgkai ree, ngkala'ura-ramo tantara to doko' mpoparesa' Paulus, pai' me'eka' wo'o-imi-hawo kapala' tantara toei. Apa' napehubui-hana we'i mpohoo' Paulus, ntaa' warga negara Roma-idi.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Examine

Derivations

Words beginning with "examine": examined, examinee, examinees, examiner, examiners, examines. (additional references)

Words ending with "examine": hexamine, reexamine. (additional references)

Words containing "examine": hexamines, reexamined, reexamines, unexamined. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Examine" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: axemyne, Axxeman, elamite, etamine, examen, examin, examing, examins, exemine, exitine, oxazine, rexamine, xamine. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Examine"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "examine" (pronounced igza"mun)
6-g z a" m u nreexamine.
4-a" m u nfamine, gammon, salmon.
3-m u nferryman, fireman, firemen, Firman, abdomen, acumen, adman, admen, airman, albumin, alderman, antihistamine, Ashman, assemblywoman, backgammon, backwoodsman, Badman, bagman, barman, baseman, bayman, bellman, Benjamin, bitumen, Boardman, boatman, bookman, Bowman, bowmen, brakeman, bushman, businesswoman, cameraman, Carman, Carmen, carmine, cattlemen, Cayman, chairman, chairwoman, Chapman, chessman, chrismon, churchman, churchmen, cinnamon, clergyman, coachman, cochairman, committeeman, common, congressman, congresswoman, corpsman, councilman, councilwoman, councilwomen, countryman, cowman, craftsman, craftsmen, crewman, daemon, dairymen, Daman, demon, desman, determine, Dolman, draftsman, draftsmen, dromon, dustman, Dutchman, Ermine, Everyman, footman, foramen, foreman, foremen, forewoman, Freedman, Freeman, freshman, gentleman, gentlewoman, gentlewomen, german, Goodman, gunman, hangman, headman, headsman, henchman, henchmen, Herdman, Hetman, horseman, horsemen, houseman, human, huntsman, hymen, illumine, infantryman, inhuman, jasmine, Kirkman, Landman, landsman, lawman, layman, laymen, Leman, lemon, Letterman, Liman, Lineman, linemen, lobsterman, longshoremen, lumen, madmen, marksman, messman, midshipman, newswoman, newswomen, nobleman, noblewoman, nonhuman, nurserymen, oarsman, ombudsman, omen, ottoman, Outman, overman, Packman, Penman, pitchman, Pitman, Plowman, policeman, policewoman, postman, predetermine, pressman, Pullman, ragmen, regimen, rifleman, Rodman, roman, rumen, salarymen, salesman, saleswoman, saleswomen, seaman, seamen, seedsman, semen, sermon, shaman, Shipman, showman, Spearman, specimen, spokesman, spokeswoman, sportsman, statesman, Stillman, Stockman, subhuman, summon, superhuman, superwoman, talisman, Telamon, thiamin, timberman, Titman, Toman, townsman, tradesmen, trainmen, uncommon, vitamin, watchman, Waterman, watermen, wingman, wireman, woman, women, Woodman, woodsmen, Woolman, workman, yachtsman, yeoman.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Examine

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-e-e-i-m-n-x"

-1 letter: axemen, examen, meanie.

-2 letters: amine, anime, axmen, enema, exine, minae, xenia.

-3 letters: amen, amie, amin, exam, main, mane, maxi, mean, mien, mina, mine, minx, name, neem, nema, nixe.

-4 letters: aim, ain, ami, ane, ani, axe, eme, mae, man, max, men, mix, nae, nam, nee, nim, nix.

-5 letters: ae, ai, am, an, ax, em, en, ex.

 Words containing the letters "a-e-e-i-m-n-x"
 

+1 letter: examined, examinee, examiner, examines, hexamine.

 

+2 letters: examinees, examiners, exanimate, exciseman, hexamines, reexamine.

 

+3 letters: examinable, reexamined, reexamines, unexamined, xenogamies.

 

+4 letters: exterminate, externalism, reexamining.

 

+5 letters: exanthematic, experimental, exterminated, exterminates, exterminator, externalisms.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Slideshow
7. Images: Photo Album
8. Quotations: Familiar
9. Quotations: Historic
10. Quotations: Fiction
11. Quotations: Non-fiction
12. Quotations: Spoken
13. Quotations: Speeches
14. Usage Frequency
15. Expressions
16. Expressions: Internet
17. Translations: Modern
18. Translations: Ancient
19. Bible Trace
20. Derivations
21. Rhymes
22. Anagrams
23. Bibliography


  

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