ENGLISH: examine - CREOLE: egzamine



Overview of verb examine



The verb examine has 5 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)



1. (20) analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas -- (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. (11) examine, see -- (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. (7) probe, examine -- (question or examine thoroughly and closely)

4. (2) examine -- (question closely)

5. (1) test, prove, try, try out, examine, essay -- (put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe")

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